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Summary of votes and short details:

- Nonpublic session motion: A motion to enter a nonpublic session “in accordance with 91 a 3 2 d” (as stated on the record) was made, seconded and approved by roll call. The chair and members voted aye and the board went into nonpublic session early in the meeting.

- DPW truck procurement (see separate article): The board approved a motion to allow DPW to enter a contract with Dimmit Group/Peterbilt for two identical trucks provided voters approve the warrant appropriation at town meeting.

- Bow Rotary Club marker: Board authorized the Rotary Club to excavate and install a stone marker at Rotary Park outside setback requirements; vote passed 5–0.

- Consent agenda and timber reports: The board approved the consent agenda, accepted timber reports (Lot 44-2-129 / Rodriguez filing) and approved recommended administrative items; motions passed on voice votes.

- Milfoil grant: The board accepted a New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services grant for milfoil management at Three Ponds of up to $18,265 that covers 50 percent of the proposed treatment cost; the conservation commission will pay the balance from the conservation fund. The board authorized Town Manager David Stack to sign the grant paperwork.

- Conservation Commission resignation: The board accepted the resignation of Andrew Matisse from the Conservation Commission and extended gratitude for his service.

- Minutes and other routine approvals: The board approved minutes for January 28 and February 11 (as amended) and other routine agenda housekeeping items.

Votes were mostly unanimous where recorded; the meeting transcript shows affirmative voice votes on those motions that had seconds and no recorded negative votes.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Board of Selectmen March 4, 2025 Meeting","oneSentenceSummary","At the March 4 Board of Selectmen meeting the board voted to enter a nonpublic session under statutory citation given on the record, approved several consent items including timber reports, accepted a New Hampshire DES milfoil grant and the resignation of a conservation commissioner, and authorized various administrative actions.","taxTitle","Bow Town, Merrimack County , New Hampshire","taxId",74089,"location","New Hampshire","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6298066,"Selectmen authorize town manager to sign lease with Kearsarge Energy for landfill and gravel-pit solar project",101,4579000,4680000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2505640-f67d3b69c54837454d029775bde3d53b&start=4579&end=4680","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2505640-f67d3b69c54837454d029775bde3d53b/thumbnail_4579000.jpg","/articles/6298066/New-Hampshire/Selectmen-authorize-town-manager-to-sign-lease-with-Kearsarge-Energy-for-landfill-and-gravel-pit-solar-project","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6298066-6c7e6e490a33de8b32a96c912a0cfafb/orig.mp4?Expires=1771143158&Signature=VY-T1J-scgkUnAQjBrOIh~LEH7okv0FX6Kgsnqu2LhLW2uNMhJX3sSmTr~RzBTy8db0zuvWzahaqhE8ZET5pGkaVvEMyVSJGFFkhscYFcRdRi4i5Lvv2V00BixhPQEmdN-KkfjlZqOFufmut~kj1PNvQr9~rtODsaxoyu1QheISNCM~Kz8IReUMbuS3nW7lZqGGH6j2Nipx6~QeqNJkwWICRg89oz5OkqR5Wm~j6msCRZMhXALubLZwVDqwtY~oDCUKVzjmH9JAPXjtMCiX1zifNlgwsZVLXSdZ2ZNONNPTtTGURIU-0dMJ1u-YrOyeUtykoKep~hfveqlfESLx1sg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Selectmen said they have completed lease negotiations with Kearsarge Energy for a solar array on otherwise unusable town land — the municipal landfill and the Allen Road gravel pit — and authorized Town Manager David Stack to sign the finalized lease when it is ready.

The board member presenting the item said negotiators and the town attorney reviewed terms and that the lease reflects the project voters previously supported. A motion to authorize the manager to sign the agreement carried unanimously.

Selectmen did not provide detailed lease terms at the meeting; they said the lease draft is being finalized and that the manager will sign when the final document arrives. The board described the site as “unusable land” at the landfill and the Allen Road gravel pit, and said this authorization follows prior town votes supporting the project.","The selectmen authorized Town Manager David Stack to sign a lease with Kearsarge Energy for a solar project sited on the town landfill and the Allen Road gravel pit, after board review of the negotiated lease.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6298072,"Selectmen approve Bow Rotary Club’s granite marker plan for Rotary Park",638,1798000,2436000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2505640-f67d3b69c54837454d029775bde3d53b&start=1798&end=2436","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2505640-f67d3b69c54837454d029775bde3d53b/thumbnail_1798000.jpg","/articles/6298072/New-Hampshire/Selectmen-approve-Bow-Rotary-Clubs-granite-marker-plan-for-Rotary-Park","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6298072-1ddd4e157cc25714946e2d4cc433113d/orig.mp4?Expires=1771143158&Signature=bxdLp2mMwQd0pYfzECgCI3DnCgjy3kVbsE5ZA8FiYVuA74AMEd08UFa0Vplb6ly1ZfuZPRntXk8URzwqS44fpoRIsALJBDzP~A3ktvcxb5x0xn-PZrIGF4TXCX7vHPgKTiEoh16qn6dO2ny2fTfSglDiDSPa-FJ~o13Hfan28zMah~wuQkosqmF4j-UsttIbDpcXIA~OdJR1Su4nnlZcPV7Ehm8cCVHqXReYC3KwqWM45ytg0EJXkgwShrKF-LxsBVmRWt4R9FNz8tTSgc9rQZWTbBAyfRzcAsaDbyZ4xQF7I0NSlQ3xP8MpCsVaND2Ee89edL~Br5s49FyGSyXO-w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Jerry Carrier, acting president of the Bow Rotary Club, told the Board of Selectmen that the Rotary Club’s committee wants a low-profile carved-stone marker for Rotary Park, similar to markers the club observed in nearby towns. Carrier said the design is intended to blend with the park and honor the garden-club volunteers who maintain the space.

Carrier said the committee prefers locally sourced granite if available and described options including reusing stone from demolished foundations or existing town piles. Board members and staff discussed placement to avoid the park’s irrigation/water line and agreed the marker should sit well back from the road on a concrete pad set below the frost line, with Rotarians providing labor for the pad and the town assisting (for example, by providing an auger to minimize disturbance).

A Selectman moved to authorize the Bow Rotary Club to excavate a small area and install a stone marker at Rotary Park outside of Rotary setback requirements, the motion was seconded, and the board voted unanimously in favor. The board noted the Rotary Club’s target to complete the project by July and encouraged the club to work with DPW staff on placement and any utility checks before excavation.","The selectmen authorized the Bow Rotary Club to excavate a small area and install a stone marker at Rotary Park; the board also discussed locating the marker to avoid irrigation lines and to use local Bow stone if available.",{"_33":101,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":102,"_41":103,"_43":104,"_45":92,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6298076,"Bow DPW reports heavy winter work, board authorizes buying two identical Peterbilt plow trucks if warrant passes",1140,658000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2505640-f67d3b69c54837454d029775bde3d53b&start=658&end=1798","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2505640-f67d3b69c54837454d029775bde3d53b/thumbnail_658000.jpg","/articles/6298076/New-Hampshire/Bow-DPW-reports-heavy-winter-work-board-authorizes-buying-two-identical-Peterbilt-plow-trucks-if-warrant-passes","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6298076-8e442b7bc8219f772d23790a987cf693/orig.mp4?Expires=1771143158&Signature=K7Fooq57mBdtwVMDZpjtpqF-BDLVzD8oEMsVrW6az~Y4VMHZ0ciSRTJOmWJ394Ew5W13Q-FkGYJSHxhauYA87KAvCDNvporYL6Bebq5j1u27S4gqDZ8ZNJgcjtEvwBXQd5ATZ-YYSHzmtwFVmSLGTp1zAZY1hPtrGR3EmLNxTZbxRcTRTi-MfvIAxOfiux42hJjO5fWfqm6hM737KOD61AvhbRddv-KU~tJ8-NkY3BwsUmYb10yiMaRQ2nQcVDUByO77i0y2J1-KpFN~rn5XHQWvTnP8TYZPxyzpLGBxoOEP9YgNmRRjIP-t6r~F-Y3UWR8etQf6oulkvTqncjGEZw__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tim Sweeney, director of the town Department of Public Works, told the Board of Selectmen on March 4 that his crews handled 25 winter weather events this season and that the department has been operating short-staffed.

Sweeney said the department used about 3,000 cubic yards of a salt-and-sand mix, purchased 1,280 tons of salt at $75.90 a ton (which he said totaled “about approximately a hundred thousand dollars”) and that the DPW estimate shows roughly $70,000 remaining in the winter account. He also said DPW trucks consumed a large volume of diesel in February and described multiple equipment breakdowns and two plow-truck accidents, including one that damaged a plow frame and will require an insurance claim and a roughly $24,000 replacement frame.

Sweeney reviewed paving plans and funding: he said Pike Industries has been the town’s contractor for years and that verbal pricing discussions had the asphalt per-ton price roughly similar to last year’s figure, and he reported roughly $200,000 in surplus/warrant funds carried forward from the last two fiscal years for roadwork. He listed streets included in the capital improvement program for paving: Heidi Lane, Nancy Drive, Dean Avenue, Poor Richard Drive, Betty’s Lane, Rosewood Drive, Ryan Road and Ferry Road, and explained Ferry Road work may be delayed pending River Road bridge work.

On truck procurement, DPW foreman Rick described a nearly completed upfitting for a recently purchased plow truck and recommended buying two identical trucks from Dimmit Group/Peterbilt to standardize parts and maintenance. A Selectman made a motion, contingent on a successful town-warrant vote next week, to allow DPW to enter a contract with the Dimmit Group (Peterbilt) to purchase two identical trucks; another board member seconded the motion. The board voted in favor; the chair announced the motion passed.

Board members also discussed using the same Peterbilt chassis for an ambulance build with the fire department, noting Peterbilt makes smaller chassis that could be used as an ambulance platform and that a common chassis could ease maintenance.

The board, town staff and DPW committed to returning final cost figures and the warrant language to voters at town meeting so residents can decide the appropriation.","Public works Director Tim Sweeney told the Board of Selectmen that crews handled 25 winter events and the department used large quantities of salt and diesel; the board voted to authorize purchasing two identical Peterbilt plow trucks — contingent on a successful town-warrant vote next week.","actionData","errors"]

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