Ironwood's gas plant cleanup share $170,000

By RALPH ANSAMI

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IRONWOOD — The city of Ironwood must pay $170,000 as its share of the costs regarding the 2012 gasification plant clean-up project by the Environmental Protection Agency.

The consent decree with the EPA for claims under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act relating to the gas plant site was approved Monday by the city commission on a 3-0 vote. Joe Cayer Jr. and Kim Corcoran were absent.

Mayor Annette Burchell and City Clerk Karen Gullan were authorized to sign the agreement.

The city had previously been granted sever...