Bedford Bulletin : Taxes

Taxes rise 2 percent in Bedford

Bedford Editor — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:27:00 GMT

BY GINGER KOZLOWSKI Bedford homeowners will soon be getting their property tax bills in the mail, and can expect to pay an average of $152 more than last year. Town Manager Russ Marcoux said bills will be in the mail by Nov. 1 and due on Dec. 1. The new...(read more)

Bedford town budget keeps increase at 2 percent

Bedford Editor — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:55:00 GMT

BY JILLIAN JORGENSEN The town manager presented a $22,410,681 budget to the Town Council on Oct. 14, meeting the Town Council’s guidance of no more than a 2 percent increase over the town’s portion of the 2009 municipal tax rate. The town...(read more)

Bedford Town Council: $4M loss predicted

Bedford Editor — Wed, 13 May 2009 18:14:00 GMT

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)

Self-contained, 55-plus housing expected to bring jobs and tax relief in Bedford

Bedford Editor — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:42:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE The day that a mixed-commercial and residential development went before the Planning Board coincided with a 500-point surge in the Dow Jones average. “We understand that it was on strong rumors this was going to be approved tonight,”...(read more)

$24.6 million budget approved at Bedford Town Meeting

Bedford Editor — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:11:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE Voters at the March 4 Budgetary Town Meeting held off on slashing the budget to avert a potential 36-cent hike on the tax rate that could result from the loss of $1.2 million in shared revenue from the state. Gov. John Lynch wants to...(read more)

Revenue petition goes to state

Bedford Editor — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 20:05:00 GMT

BY SUSAN CLARK When voters went to the polls on Tuesday, March 10, they were asked to sign a petition requesting the state return rooms and meals tax revenue to New Hampshire communities – a move that could save Bedford nearly $1.2 million in revenues....(read more)

Salaries, budget top ballot in Bedford

Bedford Editor — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:24:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE The budget that will appear on the March 10 school district ballot has been crafted with the economy in mind, said School Board Chairman David Sacks. “The school district budget is appropriate for these economic times,” Sacks...(read more)

Voting begins in Bedford

Bedford Editor — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 23:52:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE The deliberative session is far more than just deliberation. It also makes important decisions that affect how much money the school district can spend and the kinds of choices voters will have at the elections in March. Voters who sit...(read more)

Budget, bonds irk Bedford taxpayers

Bedford Editor — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:37:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE An effort to receive public input on a $12 million bond for the town road system and $1 million for the Nashua Road intersection with Route 101 met with limited success at a recent public hearing where only a few residents turned out...(read more)

Bedford Residents: teachers should not get pay increases

Bedford Editor — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 21:52:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE School Board members said they shaved the budget as close as they could without causing any bleeding, but several residents said they might be comfortable with some bleeding. The speakers at the Monday, Jan. 12, public hearing told the...(read more)

Bedford school budget at $58.3M, a 3.3 percent hike

Bedford Editor — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:48:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE The school district is proposing a budget of $58.3 million, an increase of $1.9 million or 3.3 percent over the $56.4 million in total appropriations for the current school year. Property owners could see an increase of 74 to 88 cents...(read more)

Bedford Council cuts budget, tax rate for 2009

Bedford Editor — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 11:45:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE The Town Council has roughly cut in half the expected increases in taxes and spending next year even as several members have declared that the change should be closer to zero. On Dec. 17, the council formally approved $307,660 in cuts...(read more)

Bedford budget at $22M

Bedford Editor — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:48:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE Town Manager Russ Marcoux is confident the town can weather the economic “perfect storm” sweeping the country with the $22 million budget he has proposed for 2009. “We are currently experiencing an economic era which...(read more)

Bedford tax rate lower than expected

Bedford Editor — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 20:42:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY The Bedford tax rate has been set, with the municipal portion lower than expected based on assessments that took place during the town’s revaluation. Total, the 2009 tax rate for Bedford residents is $18.95 per $1,000 assessed property...(read more)

Town and school officials promise to control budgets

Bedford Editor — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 21:06:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE School and town officials are reassuring taxpayers that the belt-tightening going on across the country will be reflected in the respective budgets they will propose for next year. “I think everyone’s very aware of what’s...(read more)