A conditional use permit for construction of 18 townhomes in a stretch of Burks Hill Road in the town of Bedford near U.S. 460 and Bedford Elementary School received Bedford Town Council’s unanimous approval Tuesday.
An option under the Bedford County School Board’s consideration that could greatly affect schools in Bedford s Liberty attendance zone is drawing major concern from Bedford Town Council, which indicated Tuesday zoning may be an issue for one of the schools involved.
Just more than four years after a fire ripped through the former Bedford Middle School building on Longwood Avenue, work is moving along to transform the structure that many consider an iconic local treasure into a new 62-unit complex for market rate apartments.
Coming off one of the busiest elections in recent memory for the Town of Bedford, town council recently discussed the potential for an ordinance on campaign finance reporting in the interest of transparency.