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Votes at a glance — Bow Board of Selectmen, Oct. 14 meeting

October 07, 2025 | Bow Town, Merrimack County , New Hampshire


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Votes at a glance — Bow Board of Selectmen, Oct. 14 meeting
The following formal actions were taken by the Town of Bow Board of Selectmen at the Oct. 14 meeting. Vote counts are recorded where the transcript records them.

- Approve utility billing warrant as presented. Outcome: approved; recorded voice vote: 5–0. (Transcript evidence: motion and unanimous vote.)

- Approve MS-1 (town assessed-valuation form) as provided by the town manager for submission to the Department of Revenue Administration. Outcome: approved; recorded voice vote: 5–0. (Transcript evidence: motion and unanimous vote.)

- Direct Town Manager to seek bids from potential health-insurance providers for plan year beginning July 1 (authorization to 'go to market' for health insurance bids). Outcome: motion made and seconded; discussion recorded. (Transcript does not contain an explicit roll-call of the final vote in the public segment.)

- Approve employee dental and related insurance adjustments through HealthTrust (dental increase noted). Outcome: approved; recorded voice vote: 5–0.

- Direct Town Manager to update parking ordinance and coordinate with DPW to place no-parking signage at the Stack Drive pinch point; return ordinance language and sign recommendation at next meeting. Outcome: approved; recorded voice vote: 5–0.

- Direct staff to draft a letter to the governor and executive council supporting funding for the Exit 1 / I‑93 Bow–Concord expansion and tolling approaches that aim to be revenue-neutral for New Hampshire residents. Outcome: approved; recorded voice vote: 5–0.

- Increase allowance for potential abatements (fiscal 2025 and prior pending abatements) by $1,000,000 (debit overlay; credit allowance for uncollectible). Outcome: approved; recorded voice vote: 5–0.

- Increase overlay for tax year 2025 from $500,000 to $600,000. Outcome: approved; recorded voice vote: 5–0.

- Adopt updated cash-receipts policy (technical updates to reflect current practice). Outcome: approved; recorded voice vote: 5–0.

- Adopt Administrative Policy 19‑01 (sale of tax-deeded property) as amended per counsel's recommendation. Outcome: approved; recorded voice vote: 5–0.

- Enter nonpublic session under RSA 91‑A:3, II(e) for pending claims; roll-call recorded: chair and board voted to enter nonpublic; minutes later sealed. Outcome: nonpublic session held; minutes sealed by vote recorded in transcript.

- Cancel the Oct. 28 meeting and move the Nov. 4 meeting to Nov. 12. Outcome: approved; recorded voice vote: 5–0.

Many motions were recorded on the public transcript with supporting discussion. If a motion’s final roll call was not audible in the public transcript excerpt, the entry above notes that fact rather than invent a tally.

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