Due to late notice to abutting property owners, Valley Point LLC on Tuesday temporarily withdrew its application for a gas station complex at routes 16 and 41 in West Ossipee. It plans to resubmit the plan and get on the docket for next month.
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West Ossipee Gas Station Complex Opposed as Threat to Groundwater
A local environmental organization says a proposed gas station-convenience store at routes 16 and 41 is a potential threat to groundwater and should be denied. In 2015 the town’s Zoning Board granted a variance to install underground gas tanks for the development despite concerns that excavation could disrupt DES contamination mitigation work that has been ongoing at the site since 1993.
Morgan Eyes New Ossipee Town Beach
The Ossipee Selectman says the lack of a public beach on the town’s biggest body of water is “pathetic.” He says town officials have their eye on a possible site, and voters should authorize them to set aside town funds for an eventual purchase.
Court Halts Work on Campground Expansion
A Superior Court judge has ordered that work on the Peninsula and other expansion construction must stop while Freedom’s lawsuit against Ossipee is considered. Meanwhile, the state agency overseeing compliance with FEMA regulations is looking at the situation.
Lake Auld Lang Syne, 2016
In some years, news on the lake is dominated by a single story. Such was the case in 2016.