Bessemer council condemns house

By CHARITY SMITH

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BESSEMER — The Bessemer City Council voted to condemn the property at 304 E. Lead St. during a special meeting Thursday morning. The meeting was called after officials learned information that contradicted what the property owner had told the the council at its regular meeting on Monday.

Clifford Chetnick, owner of the house, said he was not planning on selling the property when asked by council woman Linda Nelson during Monday’s meeting. However, Tuesday morning, councilman Lou Miskovich was informed by a resident that the property was indeed...