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Council refines facilities survey, debates fire‑station options, impact fees and zoning limits ahead of public rollout
Summary
Councilors on July 16 worked through the wording, maps and structure of a planned public survey about town facilities, splitting questions on the failed South River Road 'safety complex' and the smaller fire substation, and discussing impact fees, zoning constraints and how to present quadrants on a map for respondents.
Councilor Levesque led a detailed July 16 presentation and discussion of a planned facilities survey designed to gather Bedford residents’ views on town building priorities, including the failed proposals for a combined safety complex and a smaller fire substation on South River Road.
Levesque said the survey’s purpose is to test priorities and obtain public input on repair, renovation and options to relieve crowding in town facilities; she asked the council to finalize question wording, the map graphic and response formats. Councilors discussed separating the two recent failed ballot items — the combined fire/police safety complex and the later fire substation proposal — into distinct survey questions because the proposals differed substantially in scope and cost. Several councilors recommended removing an “all of the above” choice and allowing respondents to “check all that apply” to gather more specific feedback.
The meeting turned to operational and policy implications of growth along South River Road, where…
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