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Bedford council advances $8.2 million South River Road fire substation bond to deliberative session
Summary
After a public hearing and presentation, the Bedford Town Council voted to place a $8,235,000 bond article for a South River Road fire substation on the March ballot and recorded a 6–1 favorable council recommendation to voters.
The Bedford Town Council voted Jan. 22 to move a bond article for a South River Road fire substation to the town’s deliberative session and recommended the article to voters by a 6–1 margin.
Town Manager Rick Sawyer read the warrant language for the proposed authorization and the council heard a staff presentation and maps showing historical emergency-call hot zones concentrated along South River Road. The warrant asks voters to authorize up to $8,235,000 in bonds or notes, with $700,000 to come from the facilities design-build capital reserve and an additional $43,705 for bond issuance costs. Bond payments are expected to begin in 2026.
Why it matters: Sawyer and Councilor Kathleen Bemis said the substation would redeploy existing fire…
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