CRYSTAL FALLS— City officials will meet Jan. 16 to discuss the city hall and cable television service.

IRON RIVER—Blight ordinance enforcement was a topic of concern during the Iron River City Council meeting Wednesday.

IronLine co-director Josh Brindle discusses plans for the upcoming sled dog race with organizers during a meeting Jan. 9. Later last week, the group moved the event to Feb. 8 and 9 after unseasonably mild temperatures melted snow on trails through much of Iron County.
By Mark Lewis
IRON RIVER—Organizers have rescheduled the IronLine dog sled race, and the change could bring more teams to Iron County’s newest winter event.
“We’re running the same event. The only thing that has changed is the date,” co-director Josh Brindle said Monday. “The only thing that’s not going to happen is the downtown start.”

IRON MOUNTAIN—Crystal Falls Mayor Janet Hendrickson has been elected chairperson of the Dickinson Iron Community Services Agency.

CRYSTAL FALLS—A proposed road project that would bypass Alpha has been pulled from a county road project list, as Iron County Task Force members decide to focus on maintaining current roads.

IRON COUNTY—The fate of a Michigan Works program designed to provide summer jobs for area youths remains up in the air, according to the agency’s regional director.

The “jog” on M-189, where north-south traffic has to shift to the right near the credit union building. This year’s M-189 project will straighten out the highway between Boyington and Maple streets.

IRON RIVER—The summer of 2012 will be remembered in Iron River as the year of the U.S. 2 project—when the main highway through town was closed several months and replaced with a new surface, along with new city water and sewer lines.

CRYSTAL FALLS—Iron County county commissioners plan to select an interim District 5 representative by Jan. 21 so the new member can attend a state-wide training seminar.
The County Board voted Jan. 2 to accept letters of interest through Jan. 18 to fill the vacant seat.

STAMBAUGH TOWNSHIP—It may be the middle of winter, but the Indian Lake Association will be back in court again regarding the lake’s diminishing water level.
Stambaugh Township Supervisor Eugene Pellizzaro reported on the issue at the January meeting of the Stambaugh Township Board.

CASPIAN—The pros and cons of a new Department of Public Works building were discussed at the December meeting of the Caspian City Commission.
With cost estimates between $350,000 and $375,000, not including ground work, some commissioners wondered if city funds would not be better spent on city streets.