Ossipee voters have authorized a $5,000 milfoil treatment and prevention fund. The Alliance sponsored the warrant article and a similar one for $2,500 that was approved by Freedom voters on Tuesday.
NEWS
Freedom Rejects Zoning Change, Approves Milfoil Funds
By a substantial margin, Freedom residents voted against the two amendments to zoning proposed by the Planning Board which would have permitted much larger houses to be constructed in protected areas.
Proposed Change to Freedom Ordinance Creates Confusion As Vote Nears
Two amendments to the Freedom zoning ordinance to be presented to voters on March 9th will allow developers to make “non-conforming” houses even more non-conforming, yet are worded in a way that suggests just the opposite.
State Will Receive $1 Million to Study Milfoil
State officials and lake associations hope the money, earmarked for research, will do what chemicals, harvesting and containment cannot: eradicate an invasive and exotic weed that chokes off other plants, alters habitat and could cause waterfront property values to plummet.
Price Appeals Marina Case to Supreme Court
Ossipee Lake Marina has appealed to state Supreme Court to overturn the recent Superior Court ruling that upheld the town of Freedom’s denial of additional boat storage buildings on the Broad Bay property.