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Bow Memorial School principal Adam Osburn stands on the roof to greet students arriving for the first day of school on Aug 29, 2022.<\/figcaption><\/figure>

Taller cell towers could be on their way in Bow as residents voted in favor of a zoning amendment to more than double the allowable height.<\/p>\n

Bow residents OK\u2019d the new zoning on election day that will raise the permissible height to 190 feet from 90 feet.<\/p>\n

The debate surrounding cell towers has been intense in Bow, with a lawsuit filed against the planning board\u2019s decisions<\/a> to waive local ordinances in favor of constructing taller towers.<\/p>\n

Originally met with contention due to height restrictions, the proposed 190-foot cell tower on a 62-acre town-owned parcel on Branch Londonderry Turnpike East can now be constructed without the previous obstacles.<\/p>\n

Bow also chose its select board and school board members on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Ian Flanagan and Kip McDaniel secured their seats on the select board with 944 and 904 votes, respectively. Incumbent Matthew Poulin lost his bid for re-election with 721 votes and Brock Ehlers trailed behind in fourth place with 576 votes.<\/p>\n

Angela Hubbard secured victory for the school board seat with 726 votes.<\/p>\n

Now that election day has passed, residents will have the opportunity to cast their votes for the school district’s budget and warrant articles on Friday.<\/p>\n

Unlike the town\u2019s operating budget, which has decreased by 0.5% from the previous year, the school’s operating budget is up by 5.9%.<\/p>\n

The proposed operating budget for the school district is $35.72 million, up from the previous year\u2019s $33.7 million. If approved, the school tax rate will increase by $1.01 per $1,000 of assessed property value, which is about $303 more annually on a $300,000 home.<\/p>\n

Residents will be asked to vote on leasing two school district-owned parcels and to fit solar panels on the roofs of Bow Elementary School and Bow Memorial School for 30 years. The solar array is part of a six-mega-watt project<\/a> that includes town-owned properties. If approved by the town and school, the collective capacity of the solar project could be six-megawatt, which is nearly twice the capacity of Manchester\u2019s municipal solar array.<\/p>\n

Bow voters will also consider the purchase of various athletic equipment, including a scoreboard, lacrosse goals, track hurdles, and more, totaling $46,000.<\/p>\n

The school district will hold its annual meeting at 6 p.m. on Friday in the Bow High School auditorium.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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