September 25 Planning Bedford’s way to the future, City Council Tuesday adopted its new Comprehensive Plan which, according to the meeting agenda, “outlines goals and objectives used to guide future growth and re-development” for the City.
September 16 A replacement for Bedford’s Engine 153 was approved unanimously (6-0) last Tuesday by City Council. Although just 10 years old, according to Bedford Fire Chief Bill Walker, five years short of a typical frontline engine’s lifetime, the fire truck was damaged in a late-May highway accident.
September 11 As the new year 2025 nears, less than four months out, Bedford residents should prepare to pay more for water and sewer services effective January 1st. Passing along Trinity River Authority’s (TRA) increasing costs “to ensure adequate cost recovery for water purchase expenses,” according to the meeting agenda, City Council voted (5-1) Tuesday to raise Bedford water rates with Council Member Steve Farco voting against and Council Member Joy Donovan Brandon absent. The Council unanimously (6-0) approved the increase in sewer rates with Donovan Brandon absent.
August 30 A controversial land use classification in Bedford’s proposed Comprehensive Plan was modified Tuesday at a special joint session of City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission. The session convened specifically to review the Plan and, if appropriate, to make any changes.
August 30 The creation of three new redevelopment districts in Bedford, based on proposed land use patterns (classifications), was the focus Tuesday evening of a special joint session of City Council and the Planning and Zoning Commission. The Planning and Zoning Commission voted to approve the Plan that will now go to a vote for final approval by the Council on Tuesday, September 24.
August 22 A group of concerned Bedford residents, known as the Meadow Park Action Committee, gathered Wednesday evening to discuss the future of one of the last undeveloped parcels of land in the City. Of the estimated 35 participants, most live near or around Meadow Park, a 57-acre property that the Hurst-Euless-Bedford Independent School District (HEB ISD) has owned for 55 years with the intention of building a third high school.
August 20 For Bedford home buyers, the market is showing signs of turning from a seller’s market to a buyer’s advantage where buying could be more affordable after a the recent stretch of skyrocketing prices and rising mortgage rates.
August 13 The annual “Clear the Shelters” event kicked off this week at the Bedford Animal Shelter, the City of Bedford announced in a Facebook posting Tuesday. “Clear the Shelters” is a month long, nationwide “pet adoption and donation campaign” in its 10th year, according to CleartheShelters.com.
August 11 Bedford residents will likely face a tax increase for the next fiscal year (FY 2024-2025), based on proposed budget numbers presented to City Council by City Manager Andrea Roy. She stated that, as presented, the budget would increase by 3.08%. In her presentation to City Council at Thursday’s work session, Roy and her staff are proposing a budget of $97.57 million, which is a $2.92 million increase over this year (FY 2023-2024).
July 10 In her regular comments at Tuesday’s City Council meeting, City Manager Andrea Roy reported that attendance for last week’s fireworks display was not just another record, but was “off the charts.” Bedford’s 4thFest celebration, she said is “something that has grown much bigger than what was originally anticipated.”
July 9 The ground work for Bedford Commons is taking another step forward with Tuesday’s unanimous (6-0) approval by consent by City Council to award the demolition of City Hall’s Building ‘B’ to Lloyd D. Nabors Demolition, according to the Council’s meeting agenda, to help open up space for the development project.
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