We may be moving there. I’m a NH native, but haven’t been up your way for years.

Thanks!

I was saddned years ago when I heard about the mill closing. I do not live in Berlin, but I can imagine the emotional and psychological impact it had on the town.

For my thesis, I have decided to create a master plan for the former mill site. I would like to incorporate a program in the design that would:
-clean the brownfield/superfund sites in Berlin
-revitalize the town by bringing tourists to Berlin
-provide jobs for local residents
-recycle as much of the old mill as possible (keeping the smoke tower intact, as it is an icon of the town)
-implement systems within the program that would directly benefit the town/surrounding environment (this is going back to the “givining back to nature” theme)

But as I am not a resident of the town, I dont know what the town NEEDS. I have read several of the blogs above, and it appears that a place for the community, such as a recreation center, but I’d like to hear some feedback from the townspeople.

As this is a hypothetical project – I suppose I could propose anything to the University for my thesis, but I would like to actually propose a program that COULD work.

I appreciate any comments or suggestions you might have or any information on the site that I could use for my thesis.

Thank you!

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The Honorable Senator Judd Gregg
60 Pleasant St.
Berlin, NH 03570

RE: Petition for Conservation of Success Township Lands

Dear Senator Gregg,

My endorsement of this petition signifies my request that you support the Forest Legacy application to the State of New Hampshire for conservation with an easement of the Success property owned by T.R.Dillon and Son. We also request that you strongly support the purchase from the Dillons of the Success Township – Mahoosuc Gateway project along the Appalachian Trail using federal funding with $2.75 million of Land and Water Conservation Fund dollars. These Success Township lands, totaling 20,000 acres are a large intact tract that offers significant forest economy and recreational potential. The proximity to Berlin and Gorham make this property important for future fiber and energy needs of the area.

As presented in the attached detail “Success – a Conservation Opportunity” description, the Conservation Fund currently holds an option to acquire the Success property in phases by fee and easement, and has been working diligently with leaders in the local communities and in Coos County. The project enjoys strong local support and is integral to the vision of North Country revitalization. The first phase is the Success Township – Mahoosuc Gateway project that seeks to protect 4700 acres of rugged mountains along six miles of the Appalachian National Scenic Trail (AT). This land and several side trails off the Success Pond Road that access this area would be in National Park Service ownership for the AT, to be managed by the White Mountain National Forest.

The second phase, the Forest Legacy application for 15,200 acres, is part of a larger project to conserve the entire tract, linking these with other conserved lands in New Hampshire and Maine. An easement on this land would offer myriad opportunities for sustainable timber harvesting, wood to energy potential, permanent hunting, fishing and trapping access and potential motorized and non-motorized recreation opportunities. In addition to important conservation of water quality and wildlife habitat, the lands could afford education opportunities in forestry and recreation management to local schools and colleges. It would be important for a consortium of users to work to ensure maintenance of the Success Pond Road with a dedicated funding mechanism. It is also important for those individuals that have leases and camps, on Dillon’s property, to be allowed to continue to do so.

We recognize that these are fiscally challenging times and federal funding is competitive, however, the future for Coos County and in particular Success Township would benefit significantly by conservation of these lands. Please do all you can to conserve Success in fee and easement. This is an important project, not only to Coos County, but also to the North Country.

Now is the time to act to preserve our way of life in the North Country.

Sincerely,

Petition Endorsers

Thanks,
Kathy