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Bow Selectboard to draft ordinance on cemetery hours after residents cite grief access concerns
Summary
After residents said enforcement of dusk‑to‑dawn cemetery hours barred family visits at unpredictable times of grief, the Bow Selectboard agreed Oct. 14 to draft ordinance language (including possible family waivers or fixed hours such as 11 p.m.–5:30 a.m.) and asked staff to consult affected families and the police.
The Bow Selectboard on Oct. 14 directed staff to draft changes to the town’s cemetery hours policy after residents told the board that strict dusk‑to‑dawn enforcement has prevented grieving family members from visiting graves at irregular hours.
Selectman Colby said two residents recently were asked to leave the cemetery for being there outside the dusk‑to‑dawn window and proposed an alternative starting…
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