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4 days ago · Latest News see all Fiscal Planning Working Group to ‘Continue the Discussion’ Leaders of pivotal town boards and three high-ranking professional staff met late Wednesday afternoon to grapple with major components of the proposed fiscal 2026 budget and beyond. by Mike Rosenberg January 23, 2025 Town Hall Topics Resident Honors Her Artist Parents with a Book Devoted to Their Work Hina ...
Bedford Board and Committee Meetings This Week
7 hours ago · Here are the Bedford Board and Committee Meetings listed for this week (Jan. 26 through Feb. 1) as of Monday at 4 p.m. For the latest updates on meetings, agendas, and meeting links go to: https://www.bedfordma.gov. Live play and recordings of meetings broadcast by Bedford TV appear on the Bedford TV’s YouTube page.. Additional information on each committee can be found at https://www ...
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Finance Committee Calls for Reducing Capital Requests by $4.6M
6 hours ago · In an effort to stretch the town’s free-cash reserves, the Bedford Finance Committee wants the Capital Expenditure Committee to reduce the fiscal 2026 capital budget by $4.6 million. The committee also advises against adding to already planned bonded indebtedness or transferring the funding source ...
Agency Changes Metrics, Jeopardizing Town’s AAA Rating
7 hours ago · Members of the Bedford Finance Committee are concerned about an advisory from the rating agency S&P Global that the town’s AAA bond rating is in jeopardy. The reason, said former Finance Director David Castellarin, is an increase in debt per capita, engendered primarily by borrowing for ...
You’ve Got Friends in Bedford - The Bedford Citizen
Dec 12, 2024 · Bedford High School Parents Association (BHSPA) and Middle School Parents Association (MSPA) have come together to provide a one-stop information center for caregivers of both Bedford High School (BHS) and John Glenn Middle School (JGMS) students. All of the organization’s information is now together in one spot. Members stay in-the-know with newsletters, a combined JGMS & BHS student ...
Proposed Preservation Projects Leave a Healthy Balance
Dec 23, 2024 · Fiscal 2026 can be described as a quiet year for community preservation projects in Bedford. The Community Preservation Committee met last week and approved seven projects and services for the coming year.
Council on Aging Vehicle Among the $1.2 Million Fiscal 2026 …
Dec 18, 2024 · Municipal department heads have submitted to Town Manager Matt Hansen almost $1.2 million in contingency requests for the fiscal 2026 budget. Hansen’s preliminary fiscal 2026 Town budget, which he shared with the Select Board at their Dec. 9 meeting, fell just within the Finance Committee’s growth guideline of 3.5 percent, but it did not include any of these additional contingency requests.
Bedford Petition for Legal Notice Exemption Heads to Senate
Oct 17, 2024 · Gordon noted that the House also approved similar exemptions for Arlington, Lexington, and Lincoln on Tuesday. “The changing media format in different parts of the state has made publication of legal notices a challenge, and for now we are addressing the needs on a municipality-by-municipality basis,” he said.
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