Public Hearing to Address Dog Park Article

For years, organizers from The Friends of Canine Corner have been seeking a location and formulating plans to build a dog park in Bedford.

Last year, the group selected a property off Nashua Road and the Town Council gave its blessing, but legal and liability issues have stalled the project.

Now, The Friends of Canine Corner have requested a public hearing – which is scheduled for Wednesday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. at the BCTV Bedford Town Meeting Room – to deliver public testimony on the following measures, submitted by initiative petition:

That the Bedford Town Council approve the construction of a Bedford Dog Park on the approved site 20-11, located on Nashua Road. Construction for said Dog Park will be fully funded in advance of construction by a private citizens group thus ensuring no tax payer dollars will be used for the construction of this project.

That the Bedford Town Council place the above question on the March 12, 2013 Town Warrant.

Town Manager Jessie Levine told the Council, at its last meeting on Jan. 23, that the public hearing is required pursuant to Article 8-2 of the Bedford Town Charter.

She also explained that in order to have the petition article on the municipal warrant, and to meet the requirement that the public hearing be held within 30 days of the town receiving the requisite signatures, the Council had to schedule the hearing on a non-regularly-scheduled meeting night.

Those seeking additional information may contact the Bedford Town Manager's office at 472-5242.

Bedford Patch will have more information and background on this story later this week.

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