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Local conservation commissions oppose landfill project
January 21, 2021LITTLETON The Littleton Conservation Commission added its voice to a growing number of organizations resisting a proposed landfill near Forest Lake. Last Monday s letter submitted to the NHDES Wetlands Bureau was superseded by similar opposition documents from the Bethlehem, Whitefield and Lisbon Conservation Commissions and the Ammonoosuc River Local Advisory Committee.
The New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources also submitted an opposition letter one day after the Littleton Conservation Commission. Director Philip Bryce voiced concern about landfill liner lifespans and potentially shared groundwater systems between Forest Lake and the proposed site.