“Listening to the will of the residents of New Bedford is a fundamental role of any elected leader, and it is the reason why I support the effort to place a non-binding question on the 2023 City of New Bedford ballot regarding the Community Preservation Act,” Morad said in a press rel...
“Everybody deserves a pay raise, the cost of living has gone up,” she said. “We don't support 30 to 50 percent pay raises.” Others, such as Erik Andrade, said he wants a cap at 15 percent and said it would “waste taxpayer dollars.” With differing opinions from constituents, t...
By Mark Smulian
” Mitchell said in a statement to WBSM. “Given the size and location of the property, it has the potential to become a more vibrant retail center. The proposed zoning reforms for the Kings Highway corridor will support such development.”...
The 2020 United States Census is of critical importance to the Town of Bedford; its data affects funds available for our schools, housing, seniors, low and moderate income populations, sales tax revenue, grant awards; business decisions; redistricting; emergency planning; fire departments; ...
“The very low inventory of homes for sale, coupled with homebuyers’ spur of record-low mortgage rates, will likely continue to support home price growth during the spring. If unemployment remains elevated in early 2021, then we can expect home prices to soften. Our forecast has home prices...
The current structure of this tax dates back to 1957, when a system was set up to send all money made from the gasoline tax directly to the federal Highway Trust Fund. The general public expressed support for the idea of this tax being spent on things that would help them navigate their...
Unlike much of President Obama's other legislation, the Protect Our Kids Act of 2012 had overwhelming bipartisan support and was unanimously passed in the Senate. The act was designed to address the concerning statistic that more than 2,000 children a year died from abuse and neglect, with nea...
We held a public meeting earlier this year at which comments we received showed positive support. We then commissioned an appraisal of the property which was just concluded this week and shows a fair market value of $150,000. Following discussions with representatives of the Church, I postponed...
American involvement in WWII was limited: The military contributed materials and financial support to Great Britain, the Republic of China, and the Soviet Union. Expecting eventual involvement, however, the U.S. was also beginning to strengthen its own military forces. FromJune of 1940 through Dec...