Bessemer City Council approves water rate hikes

By PAMELA JANSSON

pjansson@yourdailyglobe.com

BESSEMER — Members of the Bessemer City Council approved on Monday evening a resolution that allows for the adoption of increased water rates as of Sept. 1, with additional hikes to follow in coming years.

The resolution, which facilitates a 40-year bond repayment plan, reads as follows:

“Whereas the city of Bessemer, county of Gogebic, state of Michigan, had determined that it is necessary to acquire and construct improvements to the city’s water distribution system, consisting generally of the replacement of a water main and reservoir tank, toget...