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Select Board agrees to entertain written offer for town frontage parcel above $10,000
Summary
The board approved a motion to accept a written offer from an interested party for a small frontage parcel, setting a minimum of $10,000 and requiring the purchaser to assume subdivision approvals, transfer taxes and back taxes; the individual's name appears inconsistently in the meeting record ('Taylor Blanchard' and 'Taylor Belanger').
The Bow Select Board voted Jan. 13 to entertain a written offer from an interested acquirer for a small town frontage parcel that the town holds for unpaid taxes.
During discussion staff provided background: the assessed value of the full lot for 2024 was recorded as $20,200 and outstanding back taxes on the subject portion were listed in the packet. A board member moved to accept a written offer in excess of $10,000 and to require that the acquirer assume responsibility for permitting, subdivision approvals, transfer taxes, and back taxes. The motion passed 4‑0.
The board and staff discussed conditions to ensure the town is not left responsible for future permitting and emphasized that any acquirer must obtain required municipal approvals. The record contains inconsistent spellings of the prospective buyer’s surname in different segments of the meeting; the board motion specified entertaining a written offer from the individual identified in the record and required the buyer to assume associated obligations.
Staff will follow up with the would‑be purchaser and prepare documentation for a future formal sale if a satisfactory offer is received.
