Middlesex 3 Coalition's Annual Meeting Honors Bedford Town Manager Rick Reed

State Rep Ken Gordon (l) and Bedford dignitaries at the 2018 annual meeting of the Middlesex 3 Coalition. Also pictured are (l-r) Economic Development Director Alyssa Sandoval, Town Manager Rick Reed, Selectman Margot Fleischman, Selectman William Moonan, and Planning Board member Jacinda Barbehenn were in Billerica on Tuesday morning when Reed was honored for his service to the Middlesex 3 Coalition. Not pictured, Planning Director Anthony Field – Image (c) JMcCT, 2018 all rights reserved – CLick to view larger image

By Julie McCay Turner

At the podium, Coalition board member Robert Buckley with (l-r) State Representative Ken Gordon and Rick Reed – Image (c) JMcCT, 2018 all rights reserved

The Middlesex 3 Coalition came into existence 2012, with Bedford’s Town Manager Rick Reed serving as Executive Director until last year. After stepping aside, Reed served on the Coalition’s board and will remain active through the coming year.

In Billerica, on Tuesday morning Reed was honored with the Middlesex 3 Coalition’s 2018 Economic Development Impact Award for the public sector and was presented with a citation signed by each of the state representatives who serve Middlesex 3 cities and towns.

The 2018 Economic Development Impact Award for the private sector was presented to Alyce Moore, Vice President and General Counsel of Kronos, Inc. to honor Kronos’s supportive partnership with the Coalition.

The morning’s keynote speaker was Massachusetts’ Secretary of Transportation, & MassDOT CEO Stephanie Pollack who spoke about the challenges of planning for a future that is apt to be very different, much more quickly than one might anticipate.

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