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Votes at a glance: Select Board approves RFP development for rec center, DOT authorization for Dow Road, sewer transfer, moratorium and road name
Summary
At the Aug. 12 meeting the Select Board voted to develop a nonbinding RFP for the Bow Rec Center (4–1), authorized a letter to DOT for Route 3A/Dow Road intersection permits (5–0), approved a temporary moratorium on drainage work on Class 6 roads (4–1), authorized a $100,000 transfer to a sewer CRF and related withdrawals, and approved the private road name Lily Lane.
The Bow Select Board approved several formal actions on Aug. 12. Below are each action, the motion text or summary where available, and the recorded outcome.
1) Bow Rec Center — RFP development (motion passed 4–1)
Motion summary: Develop and post a nonbinding RFP to collect information about a potential addition/renovation for the recreation facility (referred to in documents as the Bow Youth Center / Bow Rec Center). The motion explicitly described the RFP as nonbinding and noted any construction would be contingent on a town vote.
Vote: Ayes 4; Nays 1 (Selkman Nicholas dissenting). The board approved proceeding with the RFP process to gather accurate price information to inform a future warrant article and CIP planning.
2) Dow Road / Route 3A intersection — letter of authorization to DOT (motion passed 5–0)
Motion summary: Authorize Town Manager David Stack to sign a letter of authorization for driveway/permit applications and to ask DOT to approve off‑site improvements associated with a private development at Dow Road/Route 3A. Motion language made clear the authorization does not commit the town or the TIF District to fund the improvements; it only authorizes the town to be the formal applicant to DOT so the developer may proceed with review.
Vote: Unanimous in favor, 5–0.
3) Moratorium on drainage work on town property / Class 6 roads (motion passed 4–1)
Motion summary: Institute a moratorium on drainage work on town property and Class 6 roads, with an exception for DPW emergency activities, while staff drafts a permitting and policy framework. This protects against non‑permitted mechanical work pending a formal policy.
Vote: Ayes 4; Nays 1.
4) Sewer pump: transfer to sewer system CRF and authorization to withdraw (motions passed)
Motion summary: Transfer up to $100,000 from the sewer fund to the sewer system capital reserve fund to fund pump replacement and rebuild/installation (quotes had limited validity). The board approved the transfer and authorized withdrawal to fund immediate pump procurement and rebuild work.
Vote: Approved by voice vote (ayes recorded; no nays reported).
5) Private road naming: Lily Lane (motion passed)
Motion summary: Approve the first choice name Lily Lane for a single‑driveway private road off Round Hill Road. Board members discussed E‑9‑1‑1 and renumbering implications for broader road‑naming efforts but approved the individual request.
Vote: Approved by voice vote.
How decisions will be followed up
• Staff will post the nonbinding RFP for the Rec Center and include language that the project is subject to town vote; bidders will be informed the project is contingent on voter approval.
• Town Manager David Stack was authorized to execute the DOT authorization letter to advance the Dow Road/Route 3A permit process.
• The moratorium remains in effect until staff returns with proposed Class 6/excavation policy (Sept. 9).
• The sewer CRF transfer and withdrawals will proceed as authorized to ensure pump replacement and warranty coverage.
