What's New on Meredith Neck

Shep Brown's is planning a Family Recreation Clubhouse

• Replaces the old shed near the Island Services dock
• Offers showers, cooking, rec-room, patio for slip rental customers
• Project was approved by the Planning Board with restrictions
• DES Approval still pending
• This is where MerNIA has been spending its money

Creation of Page Pond Town Forest

• Town is considering purchase of "The Wilds" property
• 567 acre Page Pond area is on Meredith Neck
• Trust for Public Land wants to create Page Pond Town Forest
• Alternative could be development of up to 189 housing units
• Many MerNIA members strongly support this project
• (MerNIA as an organization has not taken a position on this project, nor are MerNIA funds being used to support it

NH DOT Committee planning traffic solutions for next 25 years

• Focused primarily on Rts3/25 through Meredith
• Committee formed by Citizens of Meredith and nearby communities
• Committee is weighing alternatives and seeking community input
• Meetings for community input meetings will be held in August 2008

Boating Speed Limit passed for Lake Winnipesaukee

• Effective Jan 1, 2009 for two years only
• Much work was done to make this happen
• More work needed to make it permanent

New Comprehensive Shoreline Protection Act effective July 1, 2008

• Breaks shoreline into zones of 250', 150' and 50' with differing rules for each
• Lots of info available online from DES
• Workshop scheduled for Aug 11 is full
• We will try to post more links as we find them

As a final note, it is our goal to communicate fairly and honestly regarding the issues. If you find information that is in any want inaccurate or incomplete or misleading, please let us know so that we can correct it. Send email to.