There is still a lot of snow and ice, but spring is…well, you know.
NEWS
Remembering Howard Bouve
A banker by career, a volunteer by nature, our long-time board member made an indelible impression on Freedom and on us.
Meeting on Gas Station Proposal Pushed to March
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.
Court Rules Against Tax Exemption for Camp Marist
After mediation of a tax dispute between the Marist Brothers and the Town of Effingham broke down, the religious order took the town to court, where a judge ruled the camp flunked all four state tests to qualify for charitable tax exemption. More than $200,000 in back taxes is now at issue.
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.