Bedford residents warn of Free State candidates Some Bedford residents are sounding the alarm about a couple of candidates for town office who are self-described members of the Free State Project. Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT CANDIDATES WHO ARE SELF-DESCRIBED OF THE FREE STATE PROJECT. A MCAFEE NO -- AMY COVEY NO TALKS WITH THEM. A FEW VOCAL RESIDENTS ARE AGAINST THE NEWCOMERS ARE TRYING TO INFILTRATE BEDFORD WITH THEIR PHILOSOPHY. THE CAMPAIGN SIGNS LIED -- LINE THE STREETS. THEIR INSPIRED BY AN OP-ED IN THE PAPER. HERE WE ARE IN 22,000 PEOPLE AND WE DID NOT HAVE ENOUGH PEOPLE RUNNING FOR SCHOOL BOARD TO FILL THE POSITIONS. IT WAS A SESSION IN FEBRUARY THAT DREW THE ATTENTION. AFTER A FEW FALSE STARTS, MADE A BLANKET MOTION TO REMOVE $800,000 FROM THE SCHOOL BUDGET. AARON DAY, A REPUBLICAN, SAYS THAT IS NOT TRUE. I WAS PROPOSING CUTTING $200,000 FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET. ONLY THE GOVERNMENT DOES SOMETHING WHEN YOU CUT FROM LAST YEAR'S BUDGET THEY PUT TOGETHER THE MAT THAT SAYS YOU ARE CUTTING FOR THE PROJECTION OF NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET. HE IS WORRIED ABOUT THE BUDGET. I THINK A LOT OF THE CHALLENGES FACING THE TOWN STEM FROM THE SCHOOL BUDGET GETTING OUT OF CONTROL. HE WANTS TO TELL US WHAT TO DO WITH HIS TAX MONEY AND DOES NOT PAY TAXES. THIS MAILER WAS SENT OUT. A LOT OF THIS IS BASED ON THE IDEA THAT THE FREE STATE PROGRESS IS A LITTLE MOVEMENT, WHICH IT ISN'T. THEY'RE NOT ALL WHO THEY SAY THEY ARE. I THINK BEDFORD RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE NOTICE AND THINK LONG AND HARD BEFORE THEY VOTE. THERE ARE FOUR CANDIDATES FOR TWO OPEN SEATS. FIVE PEOPLE ARE RUNNING FOR TWO SEATS ON COUNT COUNCIL.

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