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Conservation commission outlines funding limits; Select Board flags rising dam authority costs

5920580 · October 9, 2025
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Summary

Ossipee conservation members described restricted trust accounts used for maintenance and land purchases (including an Eisner fund and a fish-hatchery account of about $60,000); the Select Board was briefed on rising dam authority expenses and a supplemental bill affecting local assessments.

Members of the Ossipee Conservation Commission told the Select Board they rely on several restricted funds for maintenance and land purchases, and that some funds—such as an "Eisner" trust—may be used only to buy land, not to pay for trails or maintenance.

"We have money to, you know, to do maintenance or to do trails or to hire companies to come in or, and none of that money can be used for that. The money can only be used it's not for beautification. It's not for anything. It's only to purchase conservation land period," a conservation…

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