2018 Legislative Meeting Notice

BOROUGH OF BEDFORD
244 WEST PENN STREET
BEDFORD, PA 15522
TELEPHONE (814) 623-8192
FAX (814) 623-3315
E-MAIL: bedfordborough@bedboro.com
WEBSITE: www.bedboro.com
December 21, 2017

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MEETING NOTICE

Regularly scheduled 2018 meetings of the Council of the Borough of Bedford will be held in the Bedford County Commissioners’ Board Room #101 in the County Office Building Complex as follows:

1st Monday of the month at 7:00 p.m.

EXCEPTION(S): January Regular Meeting – Tuesday, January 2, 2018
September Regular Meeting – Tuesday, September 4, 2018
ADDITIONAL: Year End Meeting – Thursday, December 27, 2018

Access to the County Office Complex will be via the Penn Street entrance.

Regularly scheduled 2018 meetings for the following Borough of Bedford’s legislative bodies will be held at the Borough Office, 244 West Penn Street, Bedford, PA as follows:

• Police Committee of the Council of the Borough of Bedford: Same Night as Borough Council on the odd numbered months at 6:00 p.m. in the Borough Police Department Office.
• Borough Police Civil Service Commission: (AS NEEDED) 1st Tuesday of the Month at 7:00 p.m.
• Zoning Hearing Board: (AS NEEDED) 2nd Monday of the Month at 10:00 a.m.
• Bedford Borough Water Authority: 3rd Monday of the month at 4:00 p.m.
• Council of the Borough of Bedford Workshop: 3rd Tuesday of the month at 3:30 p.m.
• Municipal Authority of the Borough of Bedford: 3rd Tuesday of the month at 11:00 a.m.
• Bedford Borough Planning Commission: (AS NEEDED) 3rd Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m.
EXCEPTION: November Meeting – Thursday, November 8, 2018.
• Historical Architectural Review Board: 4th Thursday of the month at 7:30 p.m.
EXCEPTION: November Meeting – Thursday, November 15, 2018.

Regularly scheduled 2018 meetings between the Municipal Authority of the Borough of Bedford and the Bedford Township Municipal Authority will be held at the Bedford Township Office, 1007 Shed Road, Bedford, PA as follows:

• Wednesday, March 28th & Wednesday, September 26th at 8:00 a.m.

Barbara E. Diehl
Borough Manager

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BEDFORD GAZETTE (Classified Department): Please print in the “Meeting Notice” section of the Classified Advertisements in the Tuesday, December 26, 2017 issue.
Send Invoice & Proof of Publication to the Borough Office.

Meeting Notice – 2018 Budget Hearing

BOROUGH OF BEDFORD
244 WEST PENN STREET
BEDFORD, PA 15522
TELEPHONE (814) 623-8192
FAX (814) 623-3315
E-MAIL: bedfordborough@bedboro.com
WEBSITE: www.bedboro.com

December 5, 2017

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­MEETING NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the Borough of Bedford’s 2018 Proposed Budget is available for public inspection at the Bedford Borough Office from 9:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.

The Council of the Borough of Bedford will hold a Public Budget Hearing of the General, Sewer, Capital Reserve, Liquid Fuels, and Fort Museum Funds for the calendar year ending on December 31, 2018 on Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 7:00 P.M. in the Bedford County Commissioners’ Board Room #101 in the County Office Building Complex.

Borough citizens have the right to attend the hearing, to provide written or oral comments, and to ask questions regarding the Borough’s Budget.

Immediately following the Hearing, Borough Council will: adopt the 2018 Budget, adopt the Real Estate Tax Ordinance for 2018, and conduct any other required business.

(Signed)         Barbara E. Diehl
Borough Manager

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Notice to Adopt Tax Levy Ordinance

 

December 5, 2017

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NOTICE

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Borough of Bedford, County of Bedford, Pennsylvania intends to adopt the following Ordinance at a Meeting to be held on Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 7:00 P.M. in the Bedford County Commissioners’ Board Room #101 in the County Office Building Complex:

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BOROUGH OF BEDFORD

TAX LEVY ORDINANCE

ORDINANCE NO. 2017-___

AN ORDINANCE OF THE Borough of Bedford, County of Bedford, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, fixing the tax rate for the year 2018.

BE IT ORDAINED AND ENACTED, and it is hereby ordained and enacted by the Borough Council of the Borough of Bedford that a tax be and the same is hereby levied on all real property subject to taxation within the said municipality as follows:

Tax rate on real estate for general purposes, the sum of three and nine-tenths (3.9) mills on each dollar of assessed valuation.

That any ordinance, or part of any ordinance, conflicting with this ordinance be and the same is hereby repealed insofar as the same affects this ordinance.

ENACTED AND ORDAINED this 28th day of December, 2017, to become effective January 1, 2018.

Attest:                                                                THE BOROUGH OF BEDFORD

 

______________________                By ______________________
Secretary                                                                            (Vice) President

 

(SEAL)

 

Approved the 28th day of December, 2017.

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Mayor

Barbara E. Diehl, Borough Manager
Borough of Bedford

 

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Street Closure – 2017 DBI Christmas Family Fun

BEDFORD BOROUGH
244 WEST PENN STREET
BEDFORD, PA 15522
TELEPHONE (814) 623-8192
FAX (814) 623-3315
E-MAIL: bedfordborough@bedboro.com
WEBSITE: www.bedboro.com

November 29, 2017

PRESS RELEASE

On Saturday, December 2nd, between the hours of 3:30 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., the following street will be closed to all traffic to accommodate Downtown Bedford Inc.’s “Family Fun Christmas Event” event:

• Juliana Street between Central Way and Penn Street.

Vehicle operators should take extra precaution when driving in/near the aforementioned area.

Barbara E. Diehl
Borough Manager

EMAILED TO:
• BEDFORD GAZETTE (News Department):
Please print in the “Top of th’ Morning” on Friday, December 1, 2017.
• BOROUGH EMPLOYEES
• DOWNTOWN BEDFORD, INC.
• BEDFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT
• BEDFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT
• BEDFORD COUNTY FREE PRESS
• BEDFORD COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU
• BEDFORD AREA AMBULANCE SERVICE
• BEDFORD LUTHERAN & PRESBY CHURCH
• BEDFORD COUNTY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
• BOROUGH COUNCIL, MAYOR, WATER AUTHORITY, MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY & SOLICITOR

FAXED TO:
• CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS:
o Please air on Friday, December 1st and again on Saturday, December 2nd until 9:00 p.m.
• WSKE RADIO:
o Please air on Friday, December 1st and again on Saturday, December 2nd until 9:00 p.m.
• BEDFORD COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

Street Closure – 2017 Veterans Day Parade

BEDFORD BOROUGH
244 WEST PENN STREET
BEDFORD, PA 15522
TELEPHONE: (814) 623-8192
FAX: (814) 623-3315
E-MAIL: bedfordborough@bedboro.com
WEBSITE: www.bedboro.com

November 9, 2017

PRESS RELEASE

Bedford’s Veterans Day Parade, followed by a Ceremony in front of the Courthouse, will be held on the morning of Saturday, November 11, 2017. To facilitate these events, the following streets will be temporarily closed:

• Portions of Juliana, John, Thomas, Pitt & Penn Streets (Map Attached) – 8:00 a.m. until 1:00 p.m.
Vehicle operators should take extra precaution when driving in/near the aforementioned areas.

Barbara E. Diehl
Borough Manager

POSTED ON BOROUGH’S WEBSITE

EMAILED TO:
• BEDFORD GAZETTE (News Department):
Please print in “Top of th’ Morning” in the Friday, November 10th and/or Saturday, November 11th issue.
• BEDFORD COUNTY FREE PRESS
• DOWNTOWN BEDFORD, INC.
• BEDFORD POLICE DEPARTMENT
• BEDFORD BOROUGH EMPLOYEES
• BEDFORD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
• BEDFORD COUNTY VISITORS BUREAU
• BEDFORD AREA AMBULANCE SERVICE
• BEDFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT NO. 1, INC.
• BEDFORD PRESBY & LUTHERAN CHURCH
• BEDFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL, WATER AUTHORITY & MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY

FAXED TO:
• CESSNA COMMUNICATIONS:
Please air periodically from November 10th until 1:00pm on Saturday, November 11th
• WSKE RADIO:
Please air periodically from November 10th until 1:00pm on Saturday, November 11th.

• BEDFORD COUNTY COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK

2017 Veterans Day Parade Route/Street Closure Map