Bedford Bulletin : budget

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)

Police aim for stimulus money

Bedford Editor — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 19:18:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE The town could be getting four new police officers, thanks to the economic stimulus program. Chief David Bailey said his department had planned on two new officers for this year, but those were cut from the town budget out of economic...(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)

Repair program at stake in Bedford election

Bedford Editor — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:19:00 GMT

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)

Focus on International Baccalaureate

Bedford Editor — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 20:42:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE At $62,234 in the budget, the International Baccalaureate program does not stand out in terms of its dollar amount, but it is certainly getting a lot of attention these days. Taxpayer critics say it has a leftist political bias and is...(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’s way of voting on town and school issues

Bedford Editor — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:52:00 GMT

BY SUSAN CLARK Each year on the first Wednesday in March, Bedford voters are called to hear and vote on the town’s proposed budget. For Bedford, this annual gathering of voters is called the Budgetary Town Meeting – its form of traditional...(read more)

Bedford School Board cuts budget by $372,000

Bedford Editor — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 21:45:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE The School Board has taken $372,000 out of the 2009 proposed operating budget, bringing the amount to $56.8 million. Actual appropriations will be higher for 2009- 10 since that number does not account for salary increases for the three...(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)

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)

Bedford’s pay tops Goffstown’s

Bedford Editor — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:05:00 GMT

BY STEPHEN BEALE Bedford is paying town and school employees more than its neighbor to the north, reflecting the economic inequities between the two communities. A comparison of the incomes of the top 25 earners among the four local governments using...(read more)