Farm Island Update
Dear Members of the Belknap Community:
With Opening Day less than 48 hours away, we write this afternoon with positive news to share with you following our May 17th communication regarding dynamics with our neighbor, Mr. Owen, on Farm Island. Earlier this week, in response to our legal filings, the Carroll County Superior Court issued an Order imposing significant geographic restrictions on Randy Owen’s movements in the Town of Tuftonboro, where Camp Belknap is located. Per the Court’s order, “Randy L. Owen is enjoined from being present on Farm Island from June 26, 2022 through September 11, 2022. He is enjoined from being within a one-mile radius of Camp Belknap property, including the main camp at Chase Point Road, Farm Island or Melvin Island, by boat or by land.” We had planned for this potential outcome, and now we have determined, in consultation with the Board of Trustees, that our use of our land on Farm Island may resume this summer. As always, camper excursions or overnights to Farm Island and our wholly-owned Melvin Island (“Little Huck”) will be supervised by multiple members of our staff. We thank you for your support and encouragement through this process. We recognize this update may raise questions, and we welcome calls at any time. Please know that our number one priority, camper safety, guides each and every decision we make. In closing, please know our staff eagerly awaits the arrival of your boys at Belknap! We are excited and ready to provide another amazing experience under the pines - a summer where we are unplugged, anchored in the present, and having growth experiences that will stay with us for a lifetime. Timi-Hi and Seek the Joy, Seth & Stephanie Kassels, Co-Executive Directors Tom Wintner, Chair of the Board of Trustees |
Well that's one way to keep Mr Crazy away. Good job. Now, what about those seaplanes?
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Tuftonboro has a hearing/ meeting set for July 7 at the school @ 7 pm for public comments on the seaplane business across the street from the 19 Mile Bay store.
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Actually, it is the state that is holding the hearing.
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Is this thread about Farm Island or the seaplane base?? :confused::confused:
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Tyler, are you saying that Mr. Owen cannot use his property on Farm Island all summer? I had no idea that a court had the power to tell a homeowner that they can't use their home.. Wow.
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It only “stirs the pot” as you say if one reacts to other statements. Just let it go
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If a court issues an anti-harassment restraining order it most certainly can and will prevent someone from reentering their home. This sort of order is common in newly filed divorce cases but not as common with neighbor disputes such as we have here. Enemies of Mr. Owen can only hope he violates the restraining order as multiple violations can often lead to criminal conviction and incarceration, depending on the type of restraining order in effect. Point is: Mr. Owen better heed it, harsh and draconian though it may seem; then again he may choose to appeal it and seek its dismissal. |
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The following is from the camp directors back in May of this year, should help explain what is and has been going on.
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You might think about exiting….
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Timi Hi, Belknappers. Enjoy the summer boys. One of my fellow campers now has a grandson who started his first year as a camp counselor this week.
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I'm surprised we haven't heard from Randy Owen (or one of his other usernames) yet. He was always so quick to blather on when news was released before.
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As for the the courts having the power to tell someone they can't use their property, they most certainly can.....I have seen it happen in other situations.
As for who owns Farm Island, I do believe it is or was actually Randy, given the legal entanglements there may have been some efforts to change that... But at the end of the day, I have found a very active listing for the 1 Farm Island, despite Randy's refusal in another thread that it wasn't true... Looking at the pictures of the listing they include pictures of improvements that where made once the Owen, family bought the property... All in all this is a very sad situation.... |
The Tuftonboro assessor data shows 1 Farm Island as being owned by Farm Island Acres, LLC and it is shown as having 13.3 acres, the same acerage shown in the listing. The NH Secretary of State's office shows the Manager of Farm Island Acres, LLC as Cody Owen.
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There is an article in the Union Leader on May 22nd about the suit filed by the YMCA. I don't have a subscription, maybe someone else can post it.
https://r.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0ge...Wzk_5f5wRb.AM- It looks like he was also arrested in Dec 2019 for driving without an interlock installed. What a prize... |
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Your name may be on the deed but the court can keep you away from your own property. In certain situations, people can be charged with trespassing or even burglarizing their own property. The issue most often comes up in cases involving domestic violence or during landlord-tenant disputes. Landlords cannot enter their own property that is rented to a tenant except in the case of emergency, like a water leak or fire. |
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Think of it as a Restraining order on drugs.... The police no longer have a choice, to talk to the parties, and asked the defendant to simply leave... if they are called and showup, and the defendant is in the area, be it on their own property on not, they are to be arrested.... Now to be sure, beyond normal harassment the plaintiff has to show that there is a credible sense of endangerment, in the situation to get something like this put in place.... Additionally, this drives a court date in front of a judge which is not optional, unlike a restraining order, which once served only comes back to court, if the defendant wishes to challenge it. |
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The statute in question: https://law.justia.com/codes/new-ham...section-644-4/ Threats are NOT required; it's enough to annoy or alarm. |
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...... build a Farm Island fence!
A good fence makes a good neighbor, and a fence will ease the hostility between hostile neighbors.
Recall the big fence out there on Skull Island, built to keep the natives safe from King Kong. Remember that big fence from the 1933 King Kong movie. To keep everyone happy and at ease out on Farm Island, what's needed is a good fence. Name it the Farm Island Fence to separate the 20-acre Farm Island into eight and twelve acre sections . ..... :D |
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Additionally my research also found a statement that seem to indicate that Randy had be squabbling with Camp Belknap prior to the farm Island purchse... so it is possible they own additional property close by... |
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Lesson--don't mess with Camp Belknap
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When was the last time you heard of someone getting thrown in jail for threats? |
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What I do know is that most judges aren't going to put someone in jail, without a solid reason. I also know that he tension between Mr. Owen, and Camp Belknap has been escalating, since the Owen family took ownership of the Island. Somewhere along the way I am sure laws have been broken, and now a price is being paid, because there was sufficient evidence for the state to step in and file criminal charges.... It is very possible the Camp Belknap has had to deal with the state as well, just not at the same criminal level... we simply just don't know... |
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I represented a woman who was threatened by her ex; not only was he charged, but we successfully stopped him from seeing his children because of it. "Open mouth, expect consequences." |
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