State leaders to hear communities' request to lower water program contributions

LACONIA — Representatives of the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, town selectboards, city councils and sewer commissions will come together this week to discuss required contributions of the Winnipesaukee River Basin Program’s member communities.

The meeting, open to the public, is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 22, at the Belknap Mill downtown.

Members of the WRBP, a regional wastewater system, include Bay District; Belmont; Franklin; Gilford; Laconia; Meredith; Northfield; Sanbornton; and Tilton. The …