By THOMAS P. CALDWELL, LACONIA DAILY SUNMEREDITH — The town has completed the purchase of 198 acres of woodlands, fields, and wetlands off Barnard Ridge Road, adjacent to Page Pond, which expands the Page Pond Community Forest to nearly 1,000 acres, spanning nearly the entire width of Meredith Neck. Voters at Town Meeting agreed to spend $159,000 from an expendable trust fund and the Meredith Conservation Commission’s permanent fund as the town’s share of the purchase. Selectmen signed the warranty deed on Oct. 2, and the purchase became final this week. The Community Forest Program grant came after a national competition ranked the Page Pond project as the number one project in the nation. “Preserving and protecting our great outdoors and public lands is one of the best investments we can make,” said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.

Source: Daily Sun October 26, 2017 05:37 UTC