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$17.5M Bond To Build New Route 22 Firehouse Narrowly Defeated In Bedford $17.5M Bond To Build New Route 22 Firehouse Narrowly Defeated In Bedford
$17.5M Bond To Build New Route 22 Firehouse Narrowly Defeated In Bedford Residents in Bedford narrowly voted against a $17.5 million bond to replace the fire department’s firehouse, which has stood since 1929. The vote was 651-619. The proposed firehouse would have been just south of Bedford village on Route 22 and nearly double the size of the current firehouse.  The proposal met resistance from some residents worried about further tax increases and the scope of the project. If it had passed, taxpayers would have seen an increase of approximately $225. “The Bond Resolution Failed!,” the department posted on Facebook late on Tuesday night. “We are devasta…

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by Zak Failla