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Bessemer considers pickleball, splash pad, ADA playground

By P.J. GLISSON

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BESSEMER — Members of the Bessemer Parks and Recreation Commission voted last week to dedicate their next monthly meeting to working toward a new five-year parks and recreation plan.

The motion followed City Manager Christopher Frazer’s recommendation that such a discussion should occur before the commission makes recommendations on the city’s new Capital Improvement Plan, which also is pending.

However, commissioners already agreed that several items on their wish list should be included in the new CIP. Those items include pickleball court space and ADA...