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Time to file for Bow elections

BY MATT SCHOOLEY

With one wave of elections and town meetings concluded around the state, Bow residents will be asked to file for 11 open seats on this year’s ballot in May.

The School Board and Budget Committee will both have two three-year seats to be filled, with candidates vying for one open spot in the other nine races. Budget Committee seats are currently filled by Peter Cheney and George Lagos, and Deb McCann and Anne Baier on the School Board.

Candidates can also apply to fill a three-year seat on the Board of Selectmen, currently held by Harry Judd.

Both the town and school moderator positions are up for election, a two-year term on the town side and a three-year position for the school.

Other open positions include three years as trustee of trust funds, six years as supervisor of checklist, five years as library trustee, four years as library trustee, three years as school treasurer and three years as school clerk.

Residents will have until Friday, April 4, to file for the open positions. Applications are being accepted at the Town Clerk’s office from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Election Day in Bow is Tuesday, May 13, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., at the Community Building.

Town Meeting takes place the Wednesday, May 14, at 7 p.m., at Bow High School.

The Budget Committee will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, April 9, at 7 p.m. in the Bow Memorial School music room.

During last year’s Town Meeting, voters approved a 6.4 percent cut from the proposed budget, which led to cuts in several areas, including shutting off the majority of the streetlights in town.

At the meeting, then newly elected Selectman Tom Keane proposed an amendment to cut the budget from $8.1 million to $7.7 million. The amendment passed 128-60, and several areas in town took hits in order to get the budget to meet Keane’s amended level.

Published Wednesday, March 26, 2008 5:04 PM by Bow Editor

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