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Bessemer commission discusses shipping container storage

By P.J. GLISSON

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BESSEMER - Although no action was taken, members of the Bessemer planning commission discussed at their Tuesday evening meeting a new trend in using shipping containers for storage.

City manager Charly Loper said one Bessemer resident whom she did not identify already has ordered containers for that purpose and asked commission members if they had any concerns.

"I think so," said chairman Dave Osier. "That's going to be a heck of an eyesore if we have them all over the place."

"Another problem is it's not a built structure, so we don't get taxes from...