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Board approves conversion of Stevens Buswell School to community center with conditions
Summary
The Planning Board granted site‑plan approval, a conditional wall‑sign permit and three technical waivers for the Bedford Historical Society's lease‑driven plan to convert the former Stevens Buswell School at 18 North Amherst Road into a community center, subject to parking and building conditions and required coordination with the town.
The Bedford Planning Board on April 29 approved final site‑plan and conditional use permit applications to convert the former Stevens Buswell School at 18 North Amherst Road into a community center operated by the Bedford Historical Society under a long‑term lease with the Town of Bedford.
Jason Lopez of Keach Nordstrom Associates and Richard Moore, a member of the Stevens Buswell Committee, told the board the proposal preserves the building’s exterior appearance, installs a new septic system (designed for 237 people), connects the building to municipal water for domestic and…
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