Seaplane Base and runway 19 Mile Bay Proposed

[LIforrelaxin]

Originally Posted by Seaplane Pilot

LI, just to clarify: The petition was filed with the State to BAN seaplanes from 19 Mile Bay in its entirety. I think it will crash and burn (excuse the pun), but here’s the language from the hearing notice just so everyone knows what the NIMBY’s have been cooking up:

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
DEPARTMENT OF SAFETY
NOTICE OF HEARING

PURSUANT TO RSA 270:12, A PUBLIC HEARING ON A PETITION SEEKING A CLOSURE OF NINETEENMILE BAY ON LAKE WINNIPESAUKEE TO SEAPLANES, IN ITS ENTIRETY, SPECIFICALLY FROM THE WESTERNMOST END OF CHASE POINT, BEHIND THE WEST SIDE OF MELVIN ISLAND AND TO THE WESTERNMOST END OF SAWYER POINT, TUFTONBORO, NEW HAMPSHIRE, WILL BE HELD ON THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2022 AT 7:00 PM, AT THE TUFTONBORO CENTRAL SCHOOL GYMNASIUM, 205 MIDDLE ROAD, CENTER TUFTONBORO, NEW HAMPSHIRE.

TESTIMONY WILL BE ALLOWED THAT IS RELEVANT TO THE FOLLOWING ISSUES:

(1) THE SIZE OF THE BODY OF WATER OR PORTION THEREOF FOR WHICH RULEMAKING ACTION IS BEING CONSIDERED.
(2) THE EFFECT WHICH ADOPTING OR NOT ADOPTING THE RULE (S) WOULD HAVE UPON:
(A) PUBLIC SAFETY;
(B) THE MAINTENANCE OF RESIDENTIAL, RECREATIONAL AND SCENIC VALUES;
(C) THE VARIETY OF USES OF SUCH BODY OF WATER OR PORTION THEREOF;
(D) THE ENVIRONMENT AND WATER QUALITY;
(E) THREATENED AND ENDANGERED SPECIES.
(3) THE NUMBER OF PEOPLE AFFECTED, EITHER DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, BY ADOPTING OR NOT ADOPTING THE RULE(S); AND
(4) THE AVAILABILITY AND PRACTICALITY OF ENFORCEMENT OF THE RULE(S).

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE URGED TO COORDINATE THEIR TESTIMONY TO AVOID UNNECESSARY DUPLICATION OR REPETITION. THE DEPARTMENT, WITHIN A PERIOD OF SEVEN (7) DAYS AFTER THE SCHEDULED HEARING, MUST RECEIVE SUBMISSION OF WRITTEN MATERIAL.

AUTHORITY FOR HEARING: RSA 270:12 AND SAF-C 409.

Legislation like that is dangerous......As you say I hope this falls apart at the seams..... Like No Rafting Zones, once the first one is established other area's of the lake will start doing the same....

Personally I love watching sea planes come in and take off.....