Would love to see something like Burton Island State Park here

[Biggd]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Prior to 2001, Timber Island, the seventh biggest island on the lake at about 130-acres, that was owned by one individual in its entirety, was looking to sell it.

It seems to me that almost any other state except for New Hampshire would have considered it for some state public use like for a state campground, or an educational center, or a children's camp.

For about the last 16-years, since 2001 when it was sold for about 1.3-million dollars into a conservation easement, the island perimeter has shown a continuous line of 'No Trespassing' signs, all along the water, as seen from a boat.

At 1.3-million dollars, Timber Island with 130-acres, all totally wooded with an old, old, old, old primeval forest would have been a great steal-of-a-deal for the state, except the State of New Hampshire was not interested .....which was just too bad.

NH already has a hard enough time funding state parks as is. They surely couldn't afford to build another state funded park on an island without collecting more tax revenue.

[Descant]

Originally Posted by Biggd

NH already has a hard enough time funding state parks as is. They surely couldn't afford to build another state funded park on an island without collecting more tax revenue.

NH state parks do not operate with any tax dollars. The state park system is self-funded. Some charge a fee, but many of the day parks are free.

[Biggd]

Originally Posted by Descant

NH state parks do not operate with any tax dollars. The state park system is self-funded. Some charge a fee, but many of the day parks are free.

I guess that explains why they are so underfunded.