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Ossipee Selectmen temporarily close Mill Pond to swimming after dam safety concerns
Summary
Selectmen voted to close Mill Pond to swimming and authorized public works to rope off the area pending a fencing solution after staff reported a large crevice and engineers flagged the dam as non‑compliant; the board will post a public notice with photos and seek options including engineering assessment or removal.
Ossipee Town Selectmen voted to close Mill Pond to swimming and authorized public works staff to temporarily rope off the pond until a permanent fencing or engineering solution can be developed.
Selectmen took the action after public works personnel reported a large crevice or vortex near the Mill Pond dam that staff said is allowing substantial water leakage. The chair summarized the board’s briefing, saying the town’s prior engineering work shows the structure is “not compliant as it currently sits” and that state dam standards mean the town may ultimately need to remove or rebuild the dam, in which case the pond would no longer be a…
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