Current Updates:

⚠️ Key Unknowns and Unanswered Questions: MWV Trails Association Rec Path Phase 2

Who authorized the Town to redefine the Rec Path as two separate federally funded projects: one in Whitaker Woods and another in the rail corridor without any recorded vote or warrant article approving that change?

1. Is the proposed “umbrella corridor” approach using the NHEC utility line as a catch-all easement even legal under New Hampshire law — and who advised the Town to pursue it?

2. How does paving through Whitaker Woods, protected by a deed requiring it remain in a “wild and natural state,” comply with that covenant or federal LWCF restrictions? And why cite the Baxter State Park case when it bears little resemblance to this situation?

3. August 12, 2025: Why did the Town host a high-level meeting with the NHDOT Commissioner to discuss the rail-corridor route when internal project notes showed that work on that section had been moved off the front burner?