Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties

Bessemer school board hopes for continuing bond levy

By P.J. GLISSON

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BESSEMER - Members of the Bessemer school board of education voted Monday evening to approve the final debt payment in relation to refunding bonds in the amount of $132,436.56.

The board now hopes that voters will support a resolution to facilitate what superintendent Dave Wineburner has called "a continuation of our current levy" or a "no-tax increase bond proposal."

The board voted on Jan. 15 to accept that resolution and since then has been discussing a list of maintenance needs that could be addressed if voters support a continuing millage.

The u...