IRON MOUNTAIN — A $6.3 million expansion project by Boss Snowplow will receive a tax break under a resolution approved Monday by Iron Mountain City Council.

The new construction comes after completion this past spring of $12.5 million project approved for a tax break in August 2020. In each case, the work qualifies for an Industrial Facilities Tax exemption of up to 12 years, providing a 50% reduction in local property taxes.

The 2020 application included a commitment to 24 new jobs, along with the retention of 15 jobs. Boss’s workforce at its manufacturing facility north of Lake Antoine was expected to grow past 400 after completion of the initial project, which added 44,000 square feet of space to include a new paint system and robotics. The second project is an expansion of 19,000 square feet.

The council on Monday amended the original IFT application to allow the second exemption. This is permitted under state guidelines because the action comes within two years of the initial request, City Manager Jordan Stanchina said.

The IFT exemption approved in 2020 included a stipulation that Boss would forfeit the tax reduction if it filed any assessment appeals with the Michigan Tax Tribunal during the first three years of the abatement.

A division of The Toro Company, Boss manufactures plows for trucks, heavy equipment, UTVs and ATVs; salt and sand spreaders; and box plows for both professionals and homeowners.

In other action Monday, the city council:

— Scheduled a public hearing for 6 p.m. Oct. 18 on IMT Lodging’s request for a 10-year Commercial Rehabilitation Exemption Certificate for a Marriott hotel project at 200 S. Stephenson Ave., the site of the former Timbers Motor Lodge. Real estate developer Veridea Group is proposing a 95-room TownPlace Suites by Marriott hotel that would qualify for a 10-year exemption from property taxes except school operating and state education. The $16 million project would create about 100 construction jobs and 30 new permanent jobs.

— Approved a property lease that will allow the Michigan Department of Natural Resources to establish and maintain a multi-use trail routing snowmobiles and ORVs through undeveloped Addison Street. The change removes ORV traffic along Milwaukee Avenue and Lehman Avenue, providing access to a designated route on an old railroad grade, said Patrick Olson, trails property analyst for the DNR. The request was initiated by the DNR in cooperation with a private landowner. It provides a better connection to a trail bridge over the Menominee River that links to trails extending to Ironwood and Ashland, Wis., Olson said. “It sounds like it’s a lot safer,” council member Bill Revord said.

— Agreed to open a 45-day application window for a previously established but unclaimed license to grow adult-use marijuana. The city’s marijuana ordinance allows up to five licenses for growing medical marijuana and up to five for adult-use/recreational. Applications are scored under a rubric that mainly emphasizes economic impact.