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$17.5M Bond For New Route 22 Firehouse Up For Vote In Bedford $17.5M Bond For New Route 22 Firehouse Up For Vote In Bedford
$17.5M Bond For New Route 22 Firehouse Up For Vote In Bedford A historic building in Bedford may have overstayed its welcome. Members of the community are voting on Tuesday, April 30, on a $17.5 million bond to replace the Bedford Fire Department’s firehouse, which has stood in the heart of town since 1929. Citing cramped space in their ⅓ of an acre lot between the Bedford Public Library and the town’s Post Office, department officials have proposed a public bond that would allow them to build a new firehouse just south of Bedford village on Route 22. If approved, there will be an increase in property taxes of slightly more than $225 for homeowners. …

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by Zak Failla