Bessemer creates city, township advisory group

By BRIANNE COOK

news@yourdailyglobe.com

BESSEMER — The Bessemer City Council on Monday approved a resolution, establishing the Bessemer City and Bessemer Township Fire Department Advisory Committee.

According to the resolution, the committee will have no decision-making authority, but it will be tasked with determining “the feasibility, benefits and challenges of a potential combination or cooperative operation of the city of Bessemer Volunteer Fire Department and the Bessemer Township Volunteer Fire Department.”

The action follows prior discussion regarding the possibility of combining city a...