BY STEPHEN BEALEAlan Yeaton is as an optimist. Such an attitude may be a prerequisite for being a member of an economic development council in a town that has had some well publicized difficulties with attracting economic development. The obstacles are obvious, according to officials familiar with local land use. Unlike Bedford, Goffstown does ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEThe airport access road will do more than simply make it easier to get to the airport. Many town officials also believe the road will bring Bedford closer to its goals for economic development. “That is going to be the catalyst for economic development, not only there but in the region,” said Mike Izbicki, chairman of ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEThe Town Council approved an additional $10,000 for renovating the town meeting room, an expense that some residents have said is frivolous, but was defended as frugal and prudent. The council said Bedford Community Television, known as BCTV, could spend up to $25,000 on minor renovations to the room where its meetings, along with ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEA subcommittee charged with coming up with a plan to protect town wetlands told the town there is little it can do to achieve its mission, two years after it was formed. Town councilors reluctantly granted the subcommittee’s request to be dissolved. In a letter, subcommittee members said they had done research on wetlands in ...

BY STEPHEN BEALESometimes, the small things count for a lot. The Town Council learned that lesson the hard way recently when its decision to buy a laptop for each of the seven members and redecorate their meeting room provoked charges of frivolous spending in a time of economic belt-tightening. “I was really disappointed that the majority ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEBedford may not have as many households that will struggle to pay their heating oil bills as other towns, but with the severity of the energy crisis the town may still have to start a program for those who will need some help. Jonathan Zdziarski, a former candidate for the Town Council, appeared before the council at its ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEThe Town Council approved a new contract with the Manchester Transit Authority and called upon the bus service to expand into Bedford, as the city considers reductions. The Manchester Transit Authority now has one route in Bedford along South River Road, which is anchored at the Bedford Mall. The route expanded last July to ...

BY JENN McDOWELLAbout 45 Bedford residents showed up at a meeting aimed at gauging public sentiment on putting up money for road improvements to the intersection of Route 101 and Nashua Road. Voters already overturned a request to use $3 million in town money for improvements in March. On Tuesday, June 24, town officials hosted a public forum so ...

BY STEPHEN BEALEA new joint Fiscal Communications Committee between town government and the school district will look to save taxpayer money by coordinating expenses. Council Chairman Mike Izbicki said the committee would look at potential increases in the budget and ways of saving costs together, such as buying fuel for the town and school ...

BY STEPHEN BEALESome prominent land-use boards and commissions in Bedford have incomplete memberships or have members who are not authorized to serve. This finding was the result of a survey requested by Town Council Chairman Mike Izbicki. He had asked Town Manager Russ Marcoux to review major boards after the council realized that a member of ...