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Bedford Council accepts $24,800 state trails grant for Pulpit Rock viewing platform

Bedford Town Council · December 17, 2025
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Summary

The Bedford Town Council unanimously accepted a $24,800 New Hampshire Recreational Trails Program grant to fund a new viewing platform at Pulpit Rock, with the town covering remaining costs through conservation funds or donated labor.

Council Chair Laurie Ratke opened a public hearing Dec. 17 and heard from Kathleen Ports, the town’s conservation planner, who asked the council to accept a New Hampshire Recreational Trails Program grant of $24,800 to build a viewing platform at the base of Pulpit Rock in the Pulpit Rock Conservation Area.

"The project would fund the construction of a viewing platform at the base of the pulpit within the…

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