After viewing Long Sands beach with officials from the town and state, Selectman Harry Merrow reported that the group had identified the location for the proposed town beach, and agreed on a course of action to look for rare plants there.
Ossipee could spend as much as $4,000 as soon as September on a rare plants survey as part of development of an Ossipee Lake public beach.
A long-awaited decision by the Freedom Planning Board on how long Totem Pole Park can remain open during the year will come one step closer after Thursday's board meeting.
Responding to the growing controversy over Ossipee’s proposed development of state-owned Ossipee Lake Natural Area as a beach, Ossipee Lake Alliance today announced its opposition to the plan while also offering to help the town find an alternate location on the lake.
How much will it cost Ossipee taxpayers to pursue a beach in state-owned Ossipee Lake Natural Area?
That was the topic at Monday night’s selectmen’s meeting when a group of Ossipee property owners appeared with a list of questions.
Boaters who refuse to submit to milfoil checks and boat washes at the town boat ramp could face stiff fines—$1,000 or more—under a proposed ordinance under review by selectmen.
You’ve read about him in magazines and seen him on TV. Now you can meet New Hampshire naturalist and writer Ben Kilham in person.
Officials have identified a resurgence of milfoil in Phillips Brook, about a month after divers stripped truckloads of the invasive weed by hand from Ossipee Lake.
Ossipee selectmen are undeterred by warnings from state preservation officials that taxpayers could spend thousands on environmental research, and end up without a public beach.
Ossipee’s next steps in its plan to build a town beach in state-owned Ossipee Lake Natural Area remain unclear after the selectmen met yesterday at their regularly scheduled board meeting.
To increase the public’s awareness of that distinction, Ossipee Lake Alliance has expanded its website to include a section on the lake’s unique features.
Annual drawdown in the water level of Ossipee Lake will begin on Tuesday, September 6, instead of the normal Columbus Day date, according to New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services.
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