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Public raises alarm over Liberty Utilities capacity and warns courthouse fencing could restrict access
Summary
A member of the public warned Liberty Utilities has long lacked capacity to serve the Lakes Region and urged county action; the same speaker expressed concern that proposed fencing under the courthouse port could restrict public access, prompting the sheriff to clarify the fencing would target restricted under-port parking and preserve public entrances.
During public comment, Patrick Webb of Laconia praised the late Representative Harry Bean and raised a substantive concern: he said minutes from a recent city council meeting show Liberty Utilities has known for decades it lacks capacity to serve gas needs in the Lakes Region and that the utilitys decision to stop new gas service could halt future development, including projects on the state school property.
Webb urged the county commissioners to take action beyond sending a letter to the…
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