Effingham Gas Station Proposal Prompts Regional ConcernFebruary 13, 2022|David Smith|Alliance Report, Effingham Gas Station Case|6 CommentsThe reaction to Professor Bob Newton's video shows the public understands towns must look beyond their borders to ensure the protection of their community's drinking water.
Gas Station Site Plan Will Move to Hearing StageFebruary 4, 2022|David Smith|Alliance Report, Effingham Gas Station Case|6 CommentsA vote by the Effingham Planning Board to accept the application as complete means public debate will start on February 24.
“Worst Possible Location” for a Gas StationJanuary 30, 2022|David Smith|Alliance Report, Effingham Gas Station Case|4 CommentsNoted geoscientist says pumping gas at the site of a former gravel pit in Effingham could threaten the wells of dozens of Ossipee property owners.
Two Meetings, Two Competing Agendas in Gas Station ApplicationSeptember 26, 2021|David Smith|Alliance Report, Effingham Gas Station Case|0 CommentsTwo days before Effingham's Planning Board is scheduled to conduct a site plan review of the proposal to convert Boyle's Market into a gas station, the ZBA will consider an appeal to reverse its approval of the project and re-hear the application.
Effingham Board Grants Variance for Gas StationAugust 9, 2021|David Smith|Alliance Report, Effingham Gas Station Case|1 CommentOn a 4-1 vote, the ZBA last week granted relief to a Conway businessman for his proposal to pump gas at Boyle's Market, which is in the Groundwater Protection District.