Selectmen agree to town-hall plaque for Eisner donations; put proposed 179 Chickville Road purchase under advisement

The Ossipee Board of Selectmen voted April 6 to allow a perpetual donor-recognition plaque for the George Eisner Trust to be installed in the town-hall lobby and discussed related sign placement on conserved properties.

Conservation-commission members asked the board to approve placement of a plaque recognizing generous donations the Eisner trust made to conserve locally significant parcels. Conservation members said they would continue to discuss whether a sign should also be mounted at conserved properties (including Loon/Isar Island) but noted the trust’s legal restrictions on how Eisner funds can be used. The chair explained the board controls town property and that any sign on conservation land would require conservation-commission approval.

The board approved a motion to place the plaque in the town-hall lobby; members also discussed practical concerns—maintenance of signs on islands, long-term upkeep and the potential cumulative cost if many small plaques were placed on every purchase. Conservation members said the commission will continue to decide sign placement on specific parcels.

Separately, the conservation commission’s request to use Eisner funds to purchase 179 Chickville Road (roughly 4 acres) was discussed. After a drive-by and walk comments by selectmen noting the parcel appears buildable with a driveway and house-site, the board agreed to take the proposed purchase under advisement and recommended a site walk before any approval.

The board scheduled the conservation commission to continue discussing sign policy and said it would revisit both the plaque details and any property purchases in future meetings.