Off-and-on showers Tuesday didn't add up to any substantial flooding in Carroll County, although officials warned that heavier sustained rains could spell trouble with surging rivers and a full-to-the-rim Ossipee Lake.
At 8:30 this morning, Steve Doyen at the state posted a notice on the web that three more gates will be opened at 9 AM.
Selectmen approved abatements for all the property owners on Long Sands Road at the weekly board meeting Monday night.
Mount Shaw, 2,990 feet, is the highest mountain in the circular Ossipee Range. For many years, the rustic 3.5-mile Mount Shaw Trail has been ascended by hikers from Route 171 in Tuftonboro.
After a steady but slow drop in the lake level during the last half of April, the dam was closed last Sunday afternoon.
As members of Freedom's Zoning Board of Adjustment who participated in the Ossipee Lake Marina decisions, we want to comment on the current situation.
Boaters entering Ossipee Lake using the Ossipee town ramp will be greeted by a Lake Host this summer, thanks to a New Hampshire Lakes Association grant that was awarded last week to the Ossipee Conservation Commission.
The spring thaw of the lake was uneventful and to some degree, boring and therefore little or no damage.
Ossipee Lake Alliance's Board of Directors has issued a letter refuting a public statement by Freedom Selectman Les Babb that an official of the lake organization told him the group intended to "shut down" Ossipee Lake Marina.
Selectmen have sent a letter to Ossipee Lake Marina owner Kevin Price asking him to correct alleged zoning violations, including storing too many boats on the property.
Responding to complaints by zoning officials and other members of the public, Freedom's Board of Selectmen have put Ossipee Lake Marina on the agenda for discussion this Monday night, March 20th, at 7:30 PM.
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