Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
Serving Gogebic, Iron and Ontonagon Counties
302 S. Sophie St. in Bessemer will be getting a facade facelift this summer with a fresh coat of paint.
By JEAN NORDINE
Bessemer - At Thursday night's city of Bessemer's Downtown Development Authority meeting, DDA agreed to a request for facade improvement funds for Alpha Management, 302 S. Sophie St.
Owner Kara Bucknell asked for improvement funds to be able to repaint the non-brick areas of the building. Bucknell was approved $1,100 for the project. She is to bring in all receipts once the project is completed to get reimbursed.
Also receiving funding was Louis Campos. He requested pop-up funding for a thrift store at 221 S. Sophie St. Pop-up funding provides minimal initial funding to start-up businesses in the downtown. The thrift store will carry affordable bulk wholesale and household items.
In other action, the council heard that some of the unhealthy trees in the Ethic Commons have been replaced, as well as the need for replacement of some lights in the Ethnic Commons.
The council is looking for two more members to be a part of DDA. Candidates must be associated with the city by either living in the city, or owning and/or working at a business in the city.
