Thunderstorms likely High: 83 | Low: 56 | Details, page 2 DAILY GLOBE yourdailyglobe.com Tuesday, July 18, 2017 75 cents CITY OF BESSEMER Ironwood board Council tables marijuana, approves agreement moves on to with sports teams other business By RICHARD JENKINS rying deficits over $2,000 each.
[email protected] “Cross Country is (negative) By IAN MINIELLY IRONWOOD — The Ironwood $3,600, tennis is (negative)
[email protected] Area Schools will continue to $3,300, soccer is even and skiing BESSEMER — The Besse- offer a variety of sports next year is (negative) $2,600,” Nezworski mer city council agreed to table after the board of education said. “I just don’t see how we can the discussion on ordinances approved agreements with four approve a contract on them if regarding the regulation of med- of the district’s self-funded sports they still owe that much.” ical marijuana under the 2016 teams Monday. Superintendent Tim Kolesar law until the next meeting so an The agreements with the girls’ said most of the teams had either ordinance regarding odor could tennis team, cross country team, recently paid the owed money or be added to the proposed ordi- boys’ soccer team and ski team had fundraisers coming up that nances. The room was full but allow students to compete in the should cover the debts. anyone looking for a decision on sports for another season. Board President Steve marijuana will have to wait. While the agreements were Thomas said he would like to see In other notable news, as dis- approved, several board mem- the contracts include language cussed at a prior meeting, the bers expressed concern regard- that only allows a coach to be city council provided a live ing the teams running deficits paid if there are funds in the stream through Facebook of the the district is forced to cover.