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Government

  • Arrington still on board of supervisors

    District 5 Supervisor Steve Arrignton announced his resignation at the Board of Supervisors’ last meeting in 2013. Now, more than a year later, he’s still on the board. Arrington has never specified a date for the resignation to take effect.

        Arrington is a builder and he cited some large projects in North Carolina, that he’s working on, as the reason for resigning. In an interview, he cited some zoning issues he was addressing and “trying to prevent the tax increase” as his reasons for staying on.

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  • What to do with BMS?

        Within the next couple of years a new middle school will be built to replace Bedford Middle School in the Liberty zone.
        While there will be much excitement about opening the new school—once it is built—the current middle school building will then become vacant. So what will its future be?
        Bedford Town Council has selected a group of local individuals to help guide that decision.

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  • Claim, lawsuit filed

        James Youngblood has filed both a claim with Bedford County and a complaint in Bedford County Circuit Court concerning what he alleges is a promise by Bedford County to build a state maintained road across a 257 acre tract he owns.

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  • Planing commission looks at flea markets

        Just what should a flea market be required to provide?
        That was on the mind of Bedford County’s planning commission last week as members wrestled with rules that govern flea markets.
        This discussion was a result of a question by Gregg Zody, the county’s new director of community development, asking why special use permits are required for flea markets in commercially zoned areas. Zody feels they should be a use-by-right in these zones.

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  • Going to court

        James Youngblood wants Bedford County to honor its word—or pay up.
        But on Monday night, Bedford County’s supervisors voted to deny a warrant claim filed by  Youngblood.
        A tract of land was donated to Bedford County by Al Stroobants in 2002 for a park and the county acquired five acres of land across Youngblood's property to build a road to give access to the park.

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  • Craig hired as tourism director

        Jerry Craig has been hired as Bedford County’s new tourism director.
        Craig began work Monday and resigned his seat on the county’s planning commission at last night’s planning commission meeting. He has held the District 7 seat on the planning commission since 2012 and served
    as the commission’s chairman this year.

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  • Council hears from BRWA

        Bedford Town Council received an update, last week, from the Bedford Regional Water Authority (BRWA).
        BRWA’s director, Brian Key, told Town Council that work on the new Smith Mountain Lake water plant, which he said will provide Bedford with a redundant water source, is ahead of schedule.  He expects design work to be completed this spring with a deadline of December, 2016 for completing the work.

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  • Supervisors delay decision on group home use

        Bedford County’s supervisors delayed a decision, last week, on a proposal to move the county’s Department of Fire and Rescue offices to the administrative building of the county’s former group home.

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  • King shares his thoughts on the election

        Walt King could not be reached in time for his thoughts on the Nov. 4 Town Council election to be included in the Bulletin’s post election story. King got 597 votes, not enough to win a seat on council.
        He later connected with the Bulletin through an email.
         “I had wondered after elections how the people  that do not get elected feel; some spending years and millions of dollars,” King stated.

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  • Study looks at fire department needs

        When you call 911 and report a fire, it’s vital that firefighters can get to your place safely, with the equipment they need. That means replacing firetrucks as needed.

        “Apparatus is a big need on the fire side because of the expense,” said Jack Jones, the county’s director of fire and rescue.

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