The Planning Board invites Bedford residents to attend a community forum on multifamily zoning next Tuesday, December 5, from 7:00 to 9:00 PM in the Reed Room at Town Hall. Massachusetts’ Housing Choice law requires that all 177 MBTA Communities in eastern MA designate an area (or areas) in their community where multi-family housing is allowed by-right.  “Multi-family housing” means three or more housing units on a parcel of land, e.g., condos, apartments, or cottages.  Units do not have to be occupied by families to count as multi-family.  “By-right” means that no Special Permit, variance, or other discretionary approval is