By TOM LAVENTURE
Ironwood — After a month of preparation, the city of Ironwood will open the application period for adult-use marijuana establishments on the city’s website starting at 4 p.m. today.
The Ironwood City Commission on Monday 4-1 approved revisions to the marijuana establishments ordinance. Commissioner Joseph Cayer did not support the revision and has opposed the adult-use marijuana ordinance all along.
A public hearing on the marijuana establishments ordinance prior to the city commission was required with the changes produced from the last meeting.
“The main purpose of this ordinance change is to clarify how the fee structure works with regard to the license fees and the application fees,” said Tom Bergman, director of city community development. “The other part was to further clarify the roles of city staff in the review process.”
The lone public comment during the virtual meeting came from Jeff Barker, a Lansing attorney who said he was…
