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Council hears senator’s warning on state housing bills; members plan outreach to delegation
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State Senator Denise Ricciardi told the Bedford Town Council that several pending bills in Concord threaten local zoning control and urged residents to submit testimony through the Legislature’s portal and attend hearings in person.
State Senator Denise Ricciardi told the Bedford Town Council on Wednesday that several pending housing and land-use bills in Concord risk “taking local control away” and warned residents the state could shift costs to municipalities.
Ricciardi — who said she read committee testimony and is opposing bills she believes are extreme — urged Bedford residents to sign into the Legislature’s public testimony portal and, if possible, attend hearings in Concord. “We have to fight back,” she said. “Stand up for what you believe and do the right thing.”
Councilors described a wave…
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