Town Of Bow: Special Town Meeting

Press release from the Town of Bow:

To the Inhabitants of the Town of Bow in the County of Merrimack, in said State, qualified to vote in Town affairs.

You are hereby notified to meet at the Bow High School Auditorium on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. to act upon the following warrant articles:

1. Shall the Town vote to re-adopt the provisions of RSA 72:28, II, the Optional Veterans’ Tax Credit in the amount of $500.00 with an effective date of adoption of April 1, 2023? If adopted, the following individuals will be eligible for the Veteran’s Tax Credit: (a) every resident of this state who is a veteran, as defined by RSA 21:50, and who served not less than 90 days on active service in the armed forces of the United States in any qualifying war or armed conflict listed in RSA 72:28, V and continues to serve or was honorably discharged or an officer honorably separated from service; or the spouse or surviving spouse of such resident, (b) every resident of this state who was terminated from the armed forces because of a service-connected disability; or the surviving spouse of such resident; and (c) the surviving spouse of any resident who suffered a service-connected death. This tax credit shall replace and shall not be in addition to the standard veteran’s tax credit and shall be subtracted in accordance with RSA 72:28, III. (Majority vote required)
2. Shall the Town vote to re-adopt the provisions of RSA 72:28-b, the All Veterans’ Tax Credit with an effective date of adoption of April 1, 2023? If re-adopted, the credit will be available to any resident of the state who is a veteran as defined in RSA 21:50, or the spouse or surviving spouse of any such resident, who (1) served not less than 90 days on active service in the armed forces of the United States and (2) continues to serve or was honorably discharged or an officer who continues to serve or was honorably separated from services and (3) is not eligible for or receiving a credit under RSA 72:28 or RSA 72:35. If re-adopted, the credit granted will be five hundred and 00/100 dollars ($500.00), the same amount as the standard or optional veterans’ tax credit voted by the Town under RSA 72:28. This tax credit shall be subtracted in accordance with RSA 72:28-b, III. This article shall be contingent on the passage of Article 1. If the Town Meeting votes “no” on Article 1, this Article shall be null and void. (Majority vote required)

This press release was produced by the Town of Bow. The views expressed here are the author’s own.