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City staff seek council direction to begin phased renovation of Old Bedford School as cultural arts center
Summary
City staff presented a preliminary plan to renovate Old Bedford School into a cultural arts center, seeking direction to hire an architect and pursue a phased renovation; staff said initial cost estimates rose into the mid‑$800,000s to about $900,000 and proposed using hotel‑occupancy tax funds for early work.
City staff asked the Bedford City Council on July 22 for direction to pursue a phased renovation of the Old Bedford School (OBS) building so it can be reused as a cultural arts center with classrooms, a small theater, gallery space and flexible event areas.
City Manager Andrea Roy said the building — in use intermittently since 1915 and most recently vacated by senior programming — has enough structural character to make reuse attractive, but that numerous repairs and upgrades are necessary before the city advertises the space for public rentals…
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