Bedford Town Council recently voted to commit a required local match in applying for a federal grant to aid in efforts for a new Amtrak passenger trail stop in Bedford, a project estimated at $23 million.
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.
A majority of Bedford Town Council incumbents are expected to retain their seats in a packed race that drew nearly double the seven seats up for grabs, according to unofficial election results at press time Tuesday.
Candidates for Bedford County Board of Supervisors District 6, the Bedford Town Council, Virginia s Senate District 22 and House of Delegates Districts 51 and 53 are slated to speak at an Oct. 25 forum at Liberty Middle School in Bedford.