The long-shuttered former Appliance and Furniture Mart building at 111 E. Ludington St. in downtown Iron Mountain could be redeveloped under a plan that would use brownfield financing to cover part of the cost. (Betsy Bloom/Daily News file photo)

IRON MOUNTAIN — Plans for a downtown Iron Mountain development at the site of the former Appliance and Furniture Mart have gotten a green light from both the city and Dickinson County, with demolition work underway.

The project calls for renovation of the main buildings into parking, commercial space and up to 20 apartments.

It’s eligible for a maximum of $932,650 in property tax reductions that will be carried out over an estimated 17 years.

“In the end, it’s a great story,” Commissioner Joe Stevens said Tuesday as the county board approved a

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