Alcohol ordinance, Xcel Energy easements on Ironwood agenda

IRONWOOD — In a rare Wednesday session, the Ironwood City Commission will consider an alcohol ordinance and selling easements to Xcel Energy.

The proposed alcohol ordinance will be introduced and then scheduled for a public hearing on Jan. 21 at 5:20 p.m.

An issue surfaced last summer under former Ironwood Public Safety Department director Greg Klecker when a beer was being consumed and was dumped out in Depot Park during a volleyball game.

Under the ordinance, no one may possess an open container of an alcoholic beverage on a public highway, sidewalk, public parking lot or public park, except...