Boards to Digest Fire Station Costs at Joint Meeting on April 29
The projected price tag on a new fire station and whether that cost should be absorbed under the annual tax levy limit
Voters, Unfazed by Health Insurance Spike, Approve Fiscal 2025 Budget
The $114,530,309 fiscal 2025 town budget was approved by Annual Town Meeting on Tuesday.
Bedford Finance Committee Recommendations on the 2024 Annual Town Meeting Articles
Here are the recommendations of the Bedford Finance Committee on articles coming up at Monday's Annual Town Meeting.
Town Proposes Contributing Less to Offset Future Benefits
Town officials have revised the policy for proposed annual contributions to the OPEB trust fund, designed to safeguard the reservoir of free
Two Major Committees Boost Synthetic Turf Replacement
The Bedford School and Finance committees last week recommended that Town Meeting allocate $1.1 million to replace the synthetic turf at Sabourin
Finance Committee Approves Fiscal 2025 Budget
The Bedford Finance Committee on Tuesday approved a $113,780,408 fiscal 2025 budget for action by Annual Town Meeting, an increase of 3.8
Bedford Finance Committee Extends Budget Deliberations
The Bedford Finance Committee will reconvene next Tuesday, just a few days before the Town Meeting warrant’s printing. The committee heard from
Educators’ Contract Prominent in Pre-Town Meeting Finance Deliberations
Dozens of teachers and paraprofessionals attended last Thursday’s Finance Committee meeting in Town Hall filling the seats and standing along the walls
Select Board Delays Recommendations on Several Articles
On Monday evening, the Bedford Select Board reviewed the 29-article Annual Town Meeting warrant. Financial variables are forestalling Bedford Select Board articles.
Bedford 2024 Lunar New Year Celebration Reflection by George Lee
George Lee shares a reflection on Bedford's 2024 Lunar New Year Celebration.
Bedford Finance Committee Grapples with Rising Budgets, Free Cash Depletion
The Bedford Finance Committee is scheduled to reconvene at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday to continue grappling with two fiscal 2025 challenges: escalating
As Committees Meet on Budget, Educators’ Contract Talks Prominent
The Bedford School Committee last week presented its $49.4 million budget for review by the Finance Committee.
FinCom May Consider Additional Police, with Offsetting Savings
The Finance Committee reviewed proposed municipal departmental budgets with Town Manager Matt Hanson at a meeting last week.
School Committee Adopts Superintendent’s Budget Total
The Bedford School Committee on Tuesday adopted Superintendent of Bedford Public Schools Cliff Chuang’s proposed $49,383,798 fiscal 2025 budget.
Proposed Community Preservation Projects Total $2.1 Million
The Bedford Community Preservation Committee approved a list of almost 20 projects and programs for fiscal year 2025.
Many Non-Union Town Staff’s Pay Below Average, Study Reports
A consultant has determined that about two-thirds of Bedford’s non-union municipal managers and staff “are below the average for their recommended salary
Select Board Approves Town Manager’s Fiscal 2025 Budget Proposal
The Bedford Select Board this week endorsed Town Manager Matt Hanson’s proposed departmental budget for fiscal year 2025. The budget, covering all
Superintendent Reduces Some ‘Additional Needs’ in Proposed Budget
The Bedford School Committee is on board with most of Superintendent of Schools Cliff Chuang’s reductions in “additional needs” delineated in his
Candidates Emerge at Caucus to Fill Many Ballot Vacancies
Town Caucus confirmed candidates for Town Moderator, Select Board, Bedford School Committee, Regional School Committee, Board of Assessors, Board of Library Trustees,
Superintendent to Finance Committee: Guideline Falls Short
Bedford Superintendent of Schools Cliff Chuang told the Finance Committee at a budget preview meeting last week that its 3.5 percent growth
Superintendent’s Budget Preview Exceeds Finance Committee Guideline
Bedford Superintendent of Schools Cliff Chuang unveiled a “preliminary budget preview” at Tuesday’s School Committee meeting, acknowledging that it exceeds the Finance
O’Brien Rebukes ‘Leadership,’ Resigns from Finance Committee
A second member of the nine-person Finance Committee has resigned in protest over the decision to replace two former colleagues.
Committee Begins Review of Bedford Fiscal 2025 Capital Projects
The Bedford Capital Expenditure Committee last week began its review of fiscal 2025 proposals from schools and town departments.
FinCom Sets Next Spending Increase Guideline at 3.5 Percent
Less than four months into fiscal year 2024, the Bedford Finance Committee on Thursday unanimously approved a 3.5 percent fiscal 2025 spending
Bedford Finance Committee Chair Hopes Guidelines Can Be Set This Week
Bedford Finance Committee Chair Ben Thomas hopes that the spending increase guidelines for schools and town departments will be approved by his
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