BO MAR, Colo. — Bow Mar is moving ahead with a plan to gate off public roads. But the affluent town’s efforts to keep non-residents out began more than half a century ago.
This week, the town’s board of trustees approved the gates that will be installed at two of its main entrances — S. Sheridan Boulevard and W. Belleview Avenue — and that will only be open to its roughly 850 residents.
Bow Mar town officials claim the gates are needed to reduce traffic cutting through the town, which they say is causing safety concerns. It’s an argument the town has relied on in the past to justify similar measures…