Two days before Effingham's Planning Board is scheduled to conduct a site plan review of the proposal to convert Boyle's Market into a gas station, the ZBA will consider an appeal to reverse its approval of the project and re-hear the application.
Finally, things seem to be back to normal, and the start of winter drawdown is just a few weeks away.
Just in time for Labor Day weekend.
Be cautious of lake water that has a surface scum, changes colors, or appears to have green streaks or blue-green flecks aggregating along the shore.
Common sense ideas from the Department of Environmental Services on how boaters can help protect wildlife and the environment.
Local residents want Effingham's Select Board to determine whether the ZBA erred when it approved a variance to pump gas at Boyle's Market.
On a 4-1 vote, the ZBA last week granted relief to a Conway businessman for his proposal to pump gas at Boyle's Market, which is in the Groundwater Protection District.
As Effingham's ZBA prepares to address that question, we offer our opinion.
Tuesday's ZBA meeting didn't produce a decision on the controversial project, but it did answer a number of outstanding questions.
Following the lead of towns like Madison and Conway, Freedom officials are looking at how STRs should be controlled.
Boyle's Market on Route 25 closed its gas station six years ago. A new owner wants to start pumping again and has already installed the tanks.
A few months following the completion of the dam reconstruction project, a visit to the site already reveals a sense of longevity and permanence.
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