Monthly Archives: March 2014

Bow selectmen seek options after voters reject proposals to repair police, fire stations

  March 30, 2014

Bow selectmen seek options after voters reject proposals to repair police, fire stations
By Susan Clark
Union Leader Correspondent

BOW — The Board of Selectmen has work to do if members want to convince voters to spend money on addressing fire and police station code and space issues or build a safety complex next year.

On March 24, during the second half of the annual Town Meeting, voters rejected two proposals — a $4.6 million plan to renovate the existing fire station and community center and $1.7 million proposal to renovate the existing police station — by 483-6 and 484-8 votes, respectively. If approved, the warrants would have allowed the town to bring the buildings up to code.

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Bow voters reject proposal to overhaul fire station

  March 25, 2014

Bow voters reject proposal to overhaul fire station
By Allie Morris
Tuesday, March 25, 2014

“The future of Bow’s fire station is still hazy. At the second part of town meeting last night, residents rejected all remaining proposals to repair the outdated building and with no options left, tried unsuccessfully to pass an amendment that would appropriate money for a new design study.

“If we can’t amend this, we walk out of here with no path,” said resident Arthur Cunningham.

In the first vote of last night’s meeting, residents turned down a $225,000 proposal put on the warrant by petition to fix the fire/community building’s electrical wiring and kitchen venting system.”

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