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Council sends $3.226 million parks and recreation improvements article to deliberative session amid questions on lighting, snack shack and skatepark costs
Summary
The council voted to place a $3,226,000 parks and recreation bond on the warrant. Debate at the public hearing focused on relocating Little League fields from Nashua Road to Swenson Field, adding lighting, a skateboard park upgrade and a concession/restroom building; council recommendation was split and recorded as not recommended (3–4).
The Bedford Town Council voted Jan. 22 to move a $3,226,000 parks and recreation bond article to the deliberative session. The article covers multiple items: relocating Little League fields from the Nashua Road complex to the Swenson Field complex, installing field lighting, replacing the Earl’s Legacy Park skateboard facility with a poured‑in‑place design, and constructing a concession/restroom facility.
Why it matters: Town staff said Nashua Road sits on a former landfill and cannot be excavated for new posts, fencing or permanent lighting. Little League representatives described field scarcity that they say risks turning players away unless fields are moved and lit for evening practice.
League data and needs: Daniel Fisher,…
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