City commission to act on cemetery mowing bid

By RALPH ANSAMI

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IRONWOOD — The Ironwood City Commission on Monday will consider awarding a $76,050 bid for a private company to mow the Riverside Cemetery grass in the summer.

The bid from Saari’s Lawn Service, of Montreal, Wis., is for a three-year contract.

The only other bid received was from Harma Lawn and Property, of Hurley, for $101,250 for three years.

At their last meeting, commissioners balked at a plan by city manager Scott Erickson to have three part-time summer city workers cut the grass at the cemetery. Erickson recommended purchasing two new mowers for...