Read The Bedford Citizen’s Reports about Articles You’ll Find on the Warrant for Monday’s Special Town Meeting

By Meredith McCulloch

Bedford’s Special Town Meeting begins on Monday, November 6 and if necessary will continue on Tuesday, November 7. The meeting will be held at 7:30 in the high school auditorium. At Town Meeting voters act as the legislative branch of Town Government and take action on the business of the town.

As the town boards and committees work on issues in the months prior to Town Meeting, the Bedford Citizen strives to keep residents informed on topics that will come before the Town. Below are links to relevant articles previously published in the Citizen and arranged in the same order as the warrant (Reports on related subjects are grouped together.)

Article 2 Energy Assessment and Action Plan (by petition)

• https://thebedfordcitizen.org/2017/10/support-builds-plan-reduce-greenhouse-gases/
• https://thebedfordcitizen.org/2017/09/net-zero-public-forum-oct-4-net-zero-planning-matters-bedford/

Article 4 Zoning Bylaw Amendment – Non-Medical Marijuana Use
Article 5 General Bylaw Amendment – Non-Medical Marijuana Establishments
Article 6 Zoning Bylaw Amendment – Temporary Moratorium on Recreational and Non-Medical Marijuana Establishments

• https://thebedfordcitizen.org/2017/10/voters-turn-mondays-hearing-marijuana-sales-bedford/
• https://thebedfordcitizen.org/2017/09/selectmen-review-non-medical-marijuana-option-planning-board-finance-committee-already-weighed/

Article 7 Zoning Bylaw Amendment – Military Housing Reuse Overlay District
Article 8 Zoning Bylaw Amendment – Zoning Map Amendment for former Coast Guard Property off Pine Hill Road

• https://thebedfordcitizen.org/2017/09/maht-approves-two-affordable-pine-hill-crossing-units/
• https://thebedfordcitizen.org/2017/08/balloons-signal-pine-hill-crossing-open-house/

Article 9 Zoning Bylaw Amendment – Section 10 Nursing Care Facility
Article 10 Zoning Bylaw Amendment – Designate 3 Parcels on Old Billerica Road as Nursing Care Facility

• https://thebedfordcitizen.org/2017/04/carleton-willard-village-proposes-zoning-amendments-allow-expansion/
• https://thebedfordcitizen.org/2017/09/planning-board-supports-carleton-willard-village-bylaw-change-request/

Article 11 Davis School Design & Construction Documents Bond Authorization

• https://thebedfordcitizen.org/2017/09/school-committee-votes-request-funding-begin-expansion-davis-school/

Article 15 Community Preservation Surcharge Effective July 1, 2018
Article16 Amend FY18 Community Preservation

• https://thebedfordcitizen.org/2017/10/community-preservation-committee-votes-recommendations-special-town-meeting/

For an overview of the Finance Committee’s Warrant Article recommendations see this article submitted by the Committee

• https://thebedfordcitizen.org/2017/10/special-town-meeting-2017-finance-committee-recommendations/

Also various Letters to the Editor on these issues may be located by searching The Bedford Citizen using the category “Letter to the Editor.”