Year-long lobbying effort results in a $2 increase in boat registration fees to help pay for the growing cost of controlling milfoil in state waters.
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Alliance is Sponsoring “Bear Whisperer” for Freedom Old Home Week
Popular author and speaker Ben Kilham will appear at Freedom Town Hall on Monday, August 4th, at 7 p.m. Kilham is co-author of the book “Among the Bears: Raising Orphaned Cubs in the Wild,” which is considered a classic of its type. Signed copies of this and his new book, “Out on a Limb,” will be available for purchase at this family-friendly event.
State Senate to Hold Hearings on Boat Registration Increase
HB 292 will increase the boat registration fee by $2 and generate approximately $200,000 in additional revenue to help keep invasive variable milfoil under control in infested waters. State Senator Jed Bradley, who represents the Ossipee Lake area, co-sponsored the measure in January.
VLAP Report on Ossipee Lake Now Available
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services has posted a report on the results of last year’s Volunteer Lakes Assessment Program, which keeps tabs on the state of state’s waters. Ossipee Lake Alliance participates in this program annually.
State Group Seeks Input on Boat Fee Increase
A coalition of lake associations wants to know if boaters are willing to accept a higher state boat registration fee as a way of increasing funds available for milfoil control.