The town's Planning Board will now determine whether the controversial "Development of Regional Impact" is a threat to the public's health, safety and welfare.
Meena LLC has a variance to build a gas station but needs a Special Use Permit to operate it, according to Concord-based Northpoint Engineering. Meena's attorney says that's "legally incorrect."
Ossipee's endorsement of an Effingham gas station struck some as an outlier decision, but it's part of a years-long pattern.
Effingham's Planning Board has continued the gas station hearing to July 7 as attorneys for the applicant and abutters debate Northpoint Engineering's conclusion that a Special Use Permit is required.
Concord-based Northpoint Engineering's findings are consistent with local assessments that the Meena LLC site plan is insufficient, and that an Environmental Impact Analysis is needed.
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