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Originally Posted by Union Leader Online By ROGER AMSDEN

All but 1,500 feet of a popular beach area along the southeastern shore of Ossipee Lake will be closed to the public starting today.

One way to solve the rafting problem, if you are on that side of the fence.

Will the Lake be next?

Originally Posted by same article

In a news release, the alliance said "the rafting community swelled to more than 3,000 people on a single day last year, with tents, beach chairs and portable grills brought to the site by boat. Pictures of latrines built by rafters in the wetlands have circulated among state officials this year, a situation one elected official described as 'a minefield with used toilet paper."

The beach area, known locally as Long Sands, has become a popular recreation spot for boaters on the lake. Inaccessible by land, it is a gathering place for hundreds who arrive by boat, especially on the weekends.

At a May planning meeting on the future of the state-owned site, nearby property owner George Eisner said the situation is out of hand.

"We've got a situation where 1,000 people are running around, and there's no control. There's more toilet paper and human waste there than there are plants," Eisner said. "The state has no policy with regard to the use of the area, and its management has been a complete disaster."

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