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Select Board orders temporary no-parking signs on Stack Drive; directs staff to revise ordinance
Summary
After residents described persistent employee parking and safety/visibility problems near 14 Stack Drive, the Select Board voted to install temporary no-parking signs around the property and asked staff to measure and draft amended language (north and south sides, defined distance) for a formal ordinance at next week's meeting.
The Bow Select Board moved on Dec. 9 to install temporary no-parking signs on Stack Drive after neighbors and board members described chronic employee parking that narrows travel lanes, reduces visibility at a sharp corner, and impedes plowing.
David (town staff) presented measurements and a proposed ordinance that would create a no-parking zone extending from the easterly property line of 14 Stack Drive westerly toward the intersection. Residents and board members argued a one-sided restriction would simply push cars to the opposite side; nearby resident Matthew Sanciere told the board the cars "are there every day, all day, overnight," and urged a two-sided approach. Jen St. Cyr and other residents cited plowing and pedestrian-safety concerns where the road turns sharply.
After discussion the board directed staff to obtain precise measurements to the intersection, sought input from the police and fire chiefs on emergency-vehicle access and clearance, and voted to install temporary no-parking signs in the area around 14 Stack Drive (motion carried by voice vote). The board instructed staff to post notice on the town Facebook page and to return next week with amended ordinance language that would likely establish no parking on both sides for a measured distance (board members discussed 150–300 foot ranges and corner setbacks).
The temporary signs are intended as an immediate safety measure while staff produce a map and revised ordinance language for a formal vote. The board emphasized flexibility: if the ordinance proves ineffective or the state raises jurisdictional concerns, the town will reassess the approach.
