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Bow Town approves two 10-year discretionary preservation easements for Sampos property structures
Summary
The Bow Town Board of Selectmen voted Feb. 17 to accept two discretionary preservation easements under RSA 79-D — a circa-1870 barn (Tax Map 33, Block 2, Lot 53) and a circa-1850 blacksmith shop (Tax Map 33, Block 2, Lot 48) — each with assessments set at 75% of full value during the 10-year easement.
The Bow Town Board of Selectmen voted Feb. 17 to accept two discretionary preservation easements on historic structures on the Sampos property.
Speaker 3 moved to accept a 10-year discretionary preservation easement for an architectural barn, described as circa 1870 and identified as Tax Map 33, Block 2, Lot 53, under RSA 79-D, with the property to be assessed at 75% of full value during the easement. Speaker 1 seconded; the board voted by voice and approved the motion.
Speaker 3 then moved to accept a separate 10-year discretionary preservation easement for a circa-1850 blacksmith shop (Tax Map 33, Block 2, Lot 48) with valuation also set at 75% of full value under RSA 79-D:7. Speaker 1 seconded and the motion carried by voice vote.
Both motions cited RSA 79-D as the statutory basis for discretionary preservation easements and followed the board's usual practice of applying a 75% assessed-value factor during the easement term. The motions were described as procedural approvals the board must perform every few years for qualifying historic structures; no public opposition was recorded at the hearing.
