News - Page 284 of 289 - Ossipee Lake Alliance

Proposed Change to Freedom Ordinance Creates Confusion As Vote Nears

February 29, 2004
|
Alliance Staff
|
Alliance Report
|
0 Comments

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

February 2, 2004
|
Rebecca Tsaros Dickson
|
Concord Monitor
|
0 Comments

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

January 28, 2004
|
Alliance Staff
|
Alliance Report
|
0 Comments

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.

DES Promises “More With Less”

January 22, 2004
|
Norma Love
|
Concord Monitor
|
0 Comments

After bickering over who was responsible, a special legislative committee voted yesterday to approve 16 layoffs at the Department of Environmental Services.

State Cuts Threaten Water Program

January 21, 2004
|
Rebecca Tsaros Dickson
|
Concord Monitor
|
0 Comments

Webster Lake in Franklin literally turned green in September when toxic bacteria invaded. While repaving a stretch of Route 3 in Belmont this year, the Department of Transportation polluted Lake Winnisquam for five months.