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Selectmen ask staff to draft policy, fee proposal after discussion on athletic fields damage and rentals

2711104 · March 19, 2025
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After lengthy discussion about wear-and-tear and repair costs to town athletic fields, the Bow Board of Selectmen asked staff to draft a policy listing repair costs, a fee schedule for nonresident or non-Bow organizations, and options for inspections or security deposits.

The Bow Board of Selectmen directed staff during its March 18 meeting to draft a policy and proposed fee schedule for rental of town athletic fields, after a lengthy discussion about recurring field damage and repair costs.

Town Manager David reported that the town has been receiving requests to rent athletic fields from outside groups but that past conditions had led the town to curtail outside rentals. “We received a memo, indicating that there may be a need to establish a security deposit to make sure that the fields are being well maintained,” David said, summarizing the…

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