The popular summer pastime of “rafting” – boating’s equivalent of a tailgate party – on the state’s lakes would be banned by a bill before the state Senate. Rafting is when boats congregate on the water, sometimes involving as many as 150 boats.
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Ossipee Selectmen Approve Leavitt Bay Milfoil Removal
Ossipee’s Selectmen have agreed to accept the State’s offer to split the cost of a program in which invasive variable milfoil will be hand-pulled from Leavitt Bay and Phillips Brook by professional divers this spring.
Hearings Scheduled on Repeal of Law Excluding CMI from Ordinance
Two public hearings are expected to be jammed on a House bill that would repeal the now infamous SB 458, the state law that allowed developers of a proposed driving track to skirt a local ordinance which would have restricted its operation.
State Poised to Plunge Into Ossipee Lake Milfoil Fight
N.H. Department of Environmental Services has plunged in on a pilot plan to hand-pick invasive milfoil in Leavitt Bay, according to a group of Ossipee lake property owners and environmentalists.
State Will Help Fund Milfoil Control Program In Leavitt Bay
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services has agreed to provide State funds toward the cost of having professional divers remove the milfoil that has infested Phillips Brook and Leavitt Bay.