Bessemer council discusses demolition of houses

By P.J. GLISSON

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BESSEMER — At Monday’s regular meeting of the Bessemer city council, city manager Charly Loper said the city is eligible to apply for a one-time state grant of $50,000 to be used for the demolition of worthless city-owned buildings.

Loper estimated the funds would cover the cost of razing two buildings, and she provided a list of the following four addresses from which to choose, along with the approximate cost to level them:

—107 W. Sellar (“brownstone”), $35,000

—508 S. Moore (“the Johnson building”), $30,000

—506 S. Mine, $11,000 to $15,000

—1807 Palm...