A proposal for residential and mixed-use complex on a 42-acre lot along Logging Hill Road in Bow is facing pushback from neighbors who are concerned about traffic, the design of the project and why a similar plan from the same developer was denied in Nashua.

The concept for the complex includes five apartment buildings, all 56,096 square feet, a 10,000 square-foot retail and commercial space, and two mixed-use buildings intended for research and development companies. The larger building is approximately 48,000 square feet, while the smaller of the two is near 28,000. If approved, the project would begin construction in spring of 2023 and take around one year to complete.

Issues that were brought up by the planning board include how to access a water supply and concerns coming off Exit 1 of I-89.

Bow Director of Community Development Matt Taylor said the NH Department of Transportation and the Bow Board of Selectman came to an agreement in recent years on reconfiguring the treacherous exit as part of the Bow-Concord highway project, but a formal proposal for this development would likely put that into motion. It was stated that the commercial buildings could possibly utilize wells, but that the project as shown would need to access a public water supply. To do that, Taylor said that the Bow waterline would need to undergo an extension. To fund such a plan would require the town to continue the Tax Increment Financing, but the funding for an approved project would be the first domino to fall, as many of the tax dollars would be contingent on it. Taylor said the project’s logistics will likely change following site assessments.

The planning board emphasized that the town has expressed a desire to see the Logging Hill Road area get developed, but that they want it done correctly and will make sure their decisions are precise.

– JOSH MORRILL/CONCORD MONITOR