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Select board to place conservation 'optional powers' article on March warrant after extended debate
Summary
After a lengthy discussion about control of town conservation funds, the Bow Select Board voted 4-1 to place an RSA 36-A:4-a 'optional powers' warrant article on the March town meeting ballot, allowing the Conservation Commission to use commission funds through qualified organizations such as land trusts.
The Bow Select Board voted 4-1 on Jan. 14 to place an RSA 36-A:4-a “optional powers” warrant article on the March town meeting ballot, a move that would allow the Conservation Commission to transfer commission funds to qualified organizations, typically land trusts, to assist with acquiring and managing conservation land.
Supporters, including Sandy Crystal, chair of the Bow Conservation Commission, and Harry Hathaway of Bow Open Spaces, told the board the optional powers tool would speed transactions and let local land trusts front costs, apply for…
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