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Bessemer council pledges to find money for road work

By P.J. GLISSON

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BESSEMER — Members of the Bessemer City Council voted Monday evening to work toward resolving what Mayor Adam Zak said is unprecedented damage of city roads.

“I’ve looked at multiple roads,” said Zak. “A lot of roads are still terrible. Realistically, this can has been kicked down the road for far too long.”

Zak said he had discussed the issue with Councilman Terry Kryshak and they had concluded that “enough is enough.”

“We have to do something,” agreed Kryshak, who said that city office staff members have processed multiple calls and emails on road comp...