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Residents press council to reconsider Swenson Field plan; councilors debate spending for design after repeated ballot defeats
Summary
Neighbors of Swenson Field urged the council to avoid lighting and PA systems in any nearby redevelopment and to prefer upgrades at the Nashua Road complex; councilors reviewed field conditions, drainage and accessibility and expressed reluctance to spend $50,000 on a new design for a site many voters previously rejected.
Several residents from the Swenson Field neighborhood spoke during public comment at the June 25 Bedford Town Council meeting, urging the council to reconsider plans for a lighted, multi‑field complex at Swenson Field and to prefer improvements at the Nashua Road complex.
Roy Carey, who said he lives across McQuade Brook from Swenson Field, told the council the little‑league complex proposal was previously voted down and that neighbors oppose lighting, a PA system, a concession stand and septic work that would require drilling beneath the brook. Carey asked the council to prioritize the Nashua Road site, which has sewer access, and argued…
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