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Bessemer seeks paving prices

By RICHARD JENKINS

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BESSEMER — While the city hasn’t settled on an overarching strategy for repairing its roads, Bessemer should soon be getting some valuable information to make the decision after the city council voted Monday to seek prices for options to repair a section of Mine Street.

“It’s really not acceptable the way it is right now. So if we could do it for $7,000, would it be something we’d consider? That was the point of asking for prices, to see what the contractor says — if the contractor has any cool options and what they can do,” Mayor Adam Zak said, r...