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Ossipee Beach Purchase Fails In Town Vote

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  • Daymond Steer
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  • Conway Daily Sun
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A majority of Ossipee voters favored the town's plan to purchase Camp Sokokis for recreation. But the vote failed to muster the required two-thirds majority.

Beach Purchase Is Contentious Prior to Tuesday’s Vote

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  • David Smith
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  • Alliance Report
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Proponents and opponents square off in the final week. In public letters, Select Board members call opponents "cowardly" and "arrogant," and signal that non-resident taxpayers won't be permitted to speak at the town meeting. Members of Broad-Leavitt Bay Association question its chairman's endorsement of the purchase.

Natural Area Working Group Meets

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  • Staff Report
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  • Alliance Report
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Almost a decade after it was created, the management plan for Ossipee Lake Natural Area is paying off, with damaged plant communities on the rebound, and boaters largely staying away from posted areas. New maps at the reconstructed Route 25 public boat ramp are in the works for 2018.

A Second Lake Association Supports Beach Plan

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  • Contributed Report
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  • Carroll County Independent
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In a public letter, the Executive Committee of Broad-Leavitt Bay Association, one of the lake's largest such organizations, calls Ossipee's proposed purchase of Camp Sokokis "an excellent asset acquisition" and a "once in a lifetime opportunity" for a town beach. Ossipee Lake Alliance came out in favor of the plan on November 7. Voters will have the final say on Tuesday, November 28.

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