Bessemer school voters reject bond effort

By RICHARD JENKINS

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BESSEMER - Voters rejected a Bessemer Area Schools bond proposal in Tuesday's special election by a vote of 604 to 354, blocking the district's plan to turn A.D. Johnston into a K-12 building.

Voters in the city of Bessemer voted 385 to 234 against the proposal, while voters in Bessemer Township voted 219 to 120 against the measure.

Voter turnout was 34 percent in the election, with 36 percent of Bessemer voters and 30.9 percent of Bessemer Township voters turning out to cast ballots.

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