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Bessemer council approves Steiger land purchase

By RICHARD JENKINS

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BESSEMER — The efforts to develop a non-motorized trail through Gogebic County took a step forward Tuesday night as the Bessemer City Council approved using city funds to purchase a portion of property owned by Pat Steiger that allows the trail route to continue east.

The council approved spending $8,125 to be used as local matching funds for a Michigan Department of Natural Resources grant intended to be used to purchase property between Bessemer and Wakefield — including approximately five acres of property owned by Pat Steiger on the eas...