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Alton selectmen back fourth-grader's request to name Lake Winnipesaukee state lake

Alton Board of Select Committee · November 26, 2025

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Summary

At its Nov. 25 meeting the Alton Board of Select Committee agreed by consensus to support a fourth-grader's request for the town to endorse a House bill to proclaim Lake Winnipesaukee the official state lake of New Hampshire.

Heath (S3) told the board an email arrived from a fourth-grade student at Northampton Elementary School seeking the Selectmen's endorsement of New Hampshire House Bill "10 20," which the student presented to proclaim Lake Winnipesaukee the state's official state lake. Heath said the request asked the board to sponsor or otherwise support the bill.

Chair (S1) said he supported the idea, and other members voiced agreement. Heath said, "Well, if the consensus of the board is to support the house bill, then we will move in that direction." The board did not take a formal roll-call vote; members expressed general assent and Heath said he would proceed based on that consensus.

The matter was described as originating with a student and framed as a community endorsement request; Heath indicated the board's next step would be to offer support for the bill in the House when asked to do so. The request and the board's informal endorsement do not, in themselves, create a town-level legal obligation or change policy.