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Some of those who cannot or will not see that an intrinsic piece of the historic district will be gone forever when the new facility replaces it may realize too late what so many residents have always instinctively known — it will be out of place.
A Letter to the Editor of The Bedford Citizen on July 18th and the Facebook comments that followed showed that there is pervasive confusion regarding the role and limitations of the Select Board and Town Moderator. Since that is what created the debacle over 139 The Great Road, it is definitely fodder for this blog — because the problem is ongoing and destructive.
The failure of the Select Board to reappoint Bill Moonan to the Historic District Commission he has served on for decades is what prompted me to start this blog. I sent The Bedford Citizen a much shorter and tamer version of the opinion that follows, as a letter to the editor, but they declined to print it. I am glad they did. With so much at stake, it does no good to pull punches. So, after a year of close observation and diligent research, Save Our Block will now share objective information on one hand and connect dots on the other....

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Please Note: The purpose of this blog is to spotlight information the Town has diligently tried to discredit and squelch. Officials have plenty of outlets and social media surrogates to deliver its official line. While comments, objections, and constructive criticism are welcomed — but not expected, given the predictable repercussions — Facebook-style tirades will not be posted.