The weeds are still growing at Intermet-Ironton Iron even though the iron foundry has long since grown quiet.

Friday, September 22, 2000

The weeds are still growing at Intermet-Ironton Iron even though the iron foundry has long since grown quiet. But even though Intermet isn’t part of the community anymore doesn’t mean that the condition of its facility won’t hurt the city.

Something must be done to make the now-closed facility a little easier to look at.

The plant, which Intermet recently said it would be tearing down soon, is a sight of late, with overgrown weeds and a rather dilapidated appearance.

And it is high time that Ironton let its former corporate neighbor know that such behavior is unacceptable.

There is no reason that a big company like Intermet cannot come up with a little money for landscaping maintenance. It is disgraceful that this company has allowed the building to become an eyesore.

It is not only a constant reminder of the loss of some pretty significant work in Ironton; it is also a depressing reminder of what happens when a corporation abandons a community.

Intermet might be gone, but Ironton officials should not allow it to continue to take from this community.

The dilapidated appearance of the plant is not acceptable and it needs to be corrected now. Ironton is on its way back and any roadblock to that progress needs to be removed.