Ironwood designates ARPA funds

By LARRY HOLCOMBE

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IRONWOOD — In a busy meeting Monday evening, the Ironwood City Commission designated more than $500,000 in ARPA funds to purchasing a fire truck and electrical upgrades to the Curry Park campground, hired a new Department of Public Works supervisor and heard “exciting” news from city manager Paul Anderson about a pair of more than $10 million grants to fund infrastructure projects.

Anderson said the city needed to designate its $511,782 in ARPA funds by the end of the year to qualify for an additional $3,118. The commission voted to divide the mon...