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Bow Select Board tightens rules for work on town rights-of-way; beaver-management and trail-work form to be revised

5745065 · September 5, 2025
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Summary

The board adopted a new rule requiring Select Board approval before construction, excavation or clearing on town rights-of-way and discussed revising beaver-management and trail-work request forms to create a clearer, streamlined process for work on town property.

The Bow Select Board on Sept. 9 adopted a change to the town’s streets-and-sidewalks regulations that requires express Select Board permission for construction, excavation, clearing, dredging or installation of underground utilities on town rights-of-way (with routine Department of Public Works work excepted). The change was inserted as a new paragraph b in chapter 154-3.

Board members said the change is intended as an interim measure while the town develops a more comprehensive process that will…

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