Monthly Archives: February 2014

Bow selectmen propose deferred-payment plan for safety complex
By Susan Clark
Union Leader Correspondent

BOW — The Board of Selectmen is proposing a financing plan so the town could begin construction of the new safety building and defer a tax impact if the $6,796,000 article is approved by voters.

The article, which goes before voters on March 11, would allow the town to begin building a 25,000-square-foot public safety facility to house the fire, emergency management and police departments, and dispatch.

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Bow residents to take up plans to overhaul out-of-code fire station
By ALLIE MORRIS and JOHN TULLY
Monitor staff
Wednesday, February 26, 2014

At town meeting on March 12, Bow residents will consider several plans to confront what the state fire marshal deemed a non-code-compliant fire station and community center building.

The option recommended by selectmen includes constructing a new public safety building that will house the fire, police and emergency management departments. Costing roughly $6.8 million, the building would replace the town’s current fire station, which is connected to the community center.

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