Councilor· March 18, 2024 - March 2027
Michael Strand
Bedford
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 12
- Total speaking time
- 1:08:12
- Avg per meeting
- 5:41
- Segments
- 971
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Top issues during term (16)(Roads)
Acceptance of Indian Rock Road
Town assumes maintenance costs, offset by the $169,396 developer stormwater contribution.
Meetinghouse Roundabout navigation
Safety countermeasures at intersections could carry future costs, not yet quantified.
Market & Main traffic and parking conditions
Encore has indicated it will fund a new traffic study and signal-timing work; costs of any mitigation are not yet known.
South River Road right-turn-on-red change
Cut into newly paved Bedford Center Road under five-year moratorium
A $25,000 bond plus a $1,000 inspection deposit protect the town financially; the applicant pays all restoration costs.
Route 114 Corridor Study
Deferred state funding means Route 101 improvements may not happen this cycle.
Crash history at North Amherst Street and Wallace Road
HSIP funding could cover improvements, but the application burden is high and typically requires a serious crash history.
Proposed guardrail removals on Beals Road and Back River Road
Guardrail end units run about $6,000 each — a 100-foot section can cost $16,000 — so removing unneeded rails avoids future replacement costs.
Liberty Hill Road reconstruction and detour
McAllister Street and New Boston Road turning conflicts
Request for no-engine-braking restriction on Route 101
Adoption of AASHTO Roadside Design Guide for guardrails
Guardrails cost roughly $6,000 per end unit, so a defensible standard could save the town money on unneeded rails.
2026-2027 Road Reconstruction Program
A proposed $500K roads article would have added about $0.08 to the tax rate (~$56 on a $700K home).
Pedestrian access to Constitution Drive from Cottage Court development
A sidewalk and retaining wall could cost far more than a typical sidewalk — an expense the applicant said would be passed on to future homebuyers.
Nashua Road bridge reconstruction over Riddle Brook
Town's share is about $500K from existing local roads funding — no new taxes for the engineering phase, though a future warrant article will be needed for construction.
Apple Leaf Drive truck turnaround
Decisions during term (3)
Recorded while Strand was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Voting record (1)(Roads)
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