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Bessemer Planning Commission votes to proceed with Master Plan amendment; schedules CIP public hearing
Summary
The commission voted Feb. 3 to proceed with an amendment to the Master Plan, reviewed a draft Capital Improvement Plan with a public hearing set for April, and received the 2025 annual report (no action). Routine approvals of the agenda and prior minutes were carried.
The Bessemer Planning Commission on Feb. 3 voted to proceed with an amendment to the city’s Master Plan and reviewed a draft Capital Improvement Plan, with a public hearing on the CIP scheduled for the April meeting, according to the commission’s minutes.
The commission opened at 4:00 P.M. and adopted the agenda on a motion by Commissioner Burt, supported by Commissioner Day; the minutes record that the motion "carried," but do not provide vote tallies. The minutes also show Commissioner Day moved, with support from Commissioner Toth, to approve the regular meeting minutes of Dec. 2, 2025; that motion "carried" as well (vote tallies not recorded).
City Manager Lake reviewed the draft Capital Improvement Plan and told the commission a public hearing will be scheduled for April. The minutes record the review and the planned hearing but show no formal action taken on the CIP at this meeting.
On the Master Plan, Commissioner Burt moved and Commissioner Day supported a motion "to proceed to amend the Master Plan." The motion carried, advancing the amendment process; the minutes do not list a vote count or further details about the scope or timeline of proposed changes.
During public comment, a commenter addressed BASA sewer rates, a trailhead and livestreaming of meetings; the minutes note the topics raised but do not record a staff response or follow-up action in this session.
The meeting was adjourned at 4:44 P.M. on a motion by Commissioner Burt, supported by Commissioner Day. The commission’s next meeting is scheduled for March 3, 2026, at 4:00 P.M. and will be a Master Plan review session.
Note: The meeting minutes list commissioners by last name only and do not provide first names or vote tallies; where the minutes do not record vote counts or other numeric detail, this article reports that the number was not specified in the record.
