People of a certain age can remember when Mount Whittier was a thriving ski area with a cross-highway gondola. The neglected West Ossipee property has a new owner, and he’s looking for ideas on what to do with it.
Conway Daily Sun
Ossipee Beach Case Postponed; Recount Scheduled
Ossipee officials will recount the votes from the November 28 special town meeting at which voters narrowly turned down the purchase of Camp Sokokis on Ossipee Lake. Meanwhile, a hearing on a state judge’s temporary restraining order preventing the campground’s owner from selling to another buyer has been continued to January 4. The town’s complaint to the state is that the seller, Dianne Sheehan, violated the terms of the sales agreement by urging residents to vote against the purchase.
Ossipee Beach Purchase Fails In Town Vote
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.
Selectman Makes Plea for Ossipee Town Beach
First Selectman Rick Morgan lead a presentation Monday night on the town’s plans for Camp Sokokis if voters approve purchasing the property at a special town meeting on November 28.
Camp Huckins Celebrates 90 Years This Weekend
Camp director Jody Skelton and fellow “Hucksters” have been busy over the past year planning the camp’s 90th anniversary celebration, which takes place Saturday and Sunday, June 17-18. More than than 300 alumni campers, including June (Chick) Lowd of Center Ossipee, who was one of its first campers in 1929, will be attending.