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Resident urges conservation focus for Lily Pond parcel; cites access, right‑of‑way and motorboat concerns
Summary
A Lily Pond resident told the Somersworth Conservation Commission he supports a wildlife management plan and raised concerns about public access, deeded right‑of‑way use, potential motorboat traffic and the pond's role in the wellhead protection area.
Arthur Rosbury‑Yoder, a resident of 21 Shore Road on Lily Pond, addressed the Somersworth Conservation Commission during public comment to express interest in the commission's forthcoming wildlife management plan for a city‑owned Lily Pond parcel.
Rosbury‑Yoder said he has about 550 feet of frontage on the pond and has followed subdivision and conservation activity in the area. "I'm here because I'm interested in hearing what you're gonna be talking about regarding the Lily Pond parcel," he said.
Why it matters: the parcel borders private properties, includes deeded rights‑of‑way used by some neighbors, and sits partly within a wellhead protection area. Changes to public access or…
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