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• Bedford Town Council considers fiscal year

  BY JILLIAN JORGENSEN The Bedford Town Council discussed switching to a fiscal year at its Oct. 28 meeting. No decisions were made, and the council will discuss the issue again later in the year. The switch would take the town from a calendar that runs Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 04, 2009 6:54 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, town council, fiscal budget

• Cemetery bylaws anger residents - Public meeting to be held Nov. 9

  BY JILLIAN JORGENSEN Cemetery regulations will be up for discussion at a public meeting Monday, Nov. 9, following complaints from some in town over new cemetery regulations drafted by the cemetery trustees and approved by the Town Council in February. Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 28, 2009 3:21 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, town council, cemetery, regulations

• Leash law passed in Bedford

  BY JILLIAN JORGENSEN The Bedford Town Council voted to establish a leash law on July 22, despite resistance from numerous dog owners who spoke during a public hearing. The law, which goes into effect in September, passed by a single vote, 4-3. Chris Bandazian, Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 29, 2009 2:05 PM by Bedford Editor | 8 Comments Filed under: Bedford, town council, leash ordinance

• Developers asked to attend outreach forum

  By JILLIAN JORGENSEN Retail business leaders met June 24 to discuss the business climate in Bedford, including how to balance growth with preservation of the town’s character and the possibility of a permanent economic development fixture to assist Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 15, 2009 3:58 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, business, town council, Economic Development Commission, forum

• Bedford Council tours Goffstown for ideas

  BY JILLIAN JORGENSEN The weather was not perfect, but the Bedford Town Council held a meeting outside recently anyway. The councilors, along with some members of the Bedford Village Common Development Committee, walked through a new park in Goffstown Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 08, 2009 5:00 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, Goffstown, town council, development, Village Common

• Izbicki gets support for Planning Commission

  By STEPHEN BEALE The Bedford Planning Board has recommended that the Town Council reappoint its chairman, Michael Izbicki, to the Southern New Hampshire Planning Commission as a full member for a four-year term, according to town planning director Rick Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 27, 2009 3:17 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, town council, planning board, Planning Commission

• Bedford's Leash Law

  By STEPHEN BEALE The dog days of summer could soon be here – and town officials are not happy about it. At a May 13 meeting, Town Councilor Normand Longval said the town may need to consider a leash law after receiving complaints from parents about Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 20, 2009 1:57 PM by Bedford Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Bedford, town council, leash ordinance, Bedford Parks and Recreation

• Bedford Town Council: Chairman does not have conflict

  By STEPHEN BEALE The Town Council has determined that Chairman Michael Izbicki did not create a conflict of interest in serving as a member of a commission that is also listed as a client on the Web site of his transportation consulting business. Izbicki Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 13, 2009 2:20 PM by Bedford Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Bedford, town council, Chairman

• Bedford Town Council: $4M loss predicted

  By STEPHEN BEALE The Town Council set its goals and priorities for the upcoming year in a retreat held at the town offices May 6. At the retreat, Town Manager Russ Marcoux warned the town and school district could be facing an annual $4 million hit to Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 13, 2009 2:14 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, Taxes, town council, School District, budgets

• Ousted chairman sues town of Bedford

  By STEPHEN BEALE Former Parks and Recreation Commission Chairman Bill Foote has sued the town and four town councilors who voted against his re-appointment in March because of his attitudes toward the School Board and the proposed village common. Foote Read More... Posted Wednesday, May 06, 2009 5:25 PM by Bedford Editor | 2 Comments Filed under: Bedford, town council, School Board, Parks & Recreation Commission

• Town Council attack ban dropped in Bedford

  BY STEPHEN BEALE The Town Council has backed away from a new rule on personal attacks from residents at meetings and decided to stick with its old rules and procedures, which calls for civility and professionalism from all participants during meetings. Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 15, 2009 9:50 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, Road work, town council, Village Common, meetings

• Bedford Town Council bans personal attacks of members during meetings

  BY STEPHEN BEALE Not all public comments will be allowed during Town Council meetings. At its Wednesday, March 26, meeting, the Town Council set a new rule banning residents from making personal attacks against its members during meetings at the request Read More... Posted Wednesday, April 01, 2009 3:07 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, town council, residents, public concerns

• Bedford Town Council removes Parks and Rec member for dissenting opinions

  BY STEPHEN BEALE Bill Foote has lost two positions in local government in as many weeks. When he was defeated in his fourth bid for the School Board on March 10, he did not think he would also lose reappointment to the town Parks and Recreation Commission Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 18, 2009 3:34 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, town council, Parks & Recreation Commission

• Repair program at stake in Bedford election

  BY STEPHEN BEALE When ballots are cast on March 10, the council hopes voters will take into consideration the condition of town roads and what road repairs could cost in the future if the $12 million bond fails this year. The proposed bond would continue Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 04, 2009 3:19 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, Voting, Road work, town council, budget

• Six men vie for Town Council

  BY STEPHEN BEALE Six candidates are vying for three council seats in the March election. Three incumbents -- Normand Longval, Paul Roy and Bob Young -- announced in December they would run again. By the end of January, three more had filed as candidates Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 18, 2009 3:50 PM by Bedford Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Bedford, Voting, town council, candidates