Three years later, the Wal-Mart battle in Bedford was back in the news. The Whitman family went back before the Township Board for another rezoning, and this time, the Board agreed in May of 2009 to rezone 5 of the 6 parcels the owner was asking for. But that was not the end of the story. The citizen’s group Bedford Watch was able to overturn the Board’s vote at a referendum on May 5, 2009. This required getting over 1,700 signatures on a petition. The group collected over 2,400 signatures on their petition. The referendum won by almost 300 votes.