Selectmen authorize $427,000 for Pinney Pond purchase
Sugar Hill Selectmen move to authorize major conservation purchase. At a public hearing August 24, Selectmen Richard Bielefield, Chris Ellms, and Rusty Talbot voted unanimously to authorize the Conservation Commission to spend $427,000 to purchase Pinney Pond on Center District Road (Map 216, Lot
misc · Meeting of August 24, 2026
NH SUGAR HILL — Sugar Hill Selectmen move to authorize major conservation purchase. At a public hearing August 24, Selectmen Richard Bielefield, Chris Ellms, and Rusty Talbot voted unanimously to authorize the Conservation Commission to spend $427,000 to purchase Pinney Pond on Center District Road (Map 216, Lot 21). Multiple donations totaling $265,000 were accepted, comprising three gifts of $50,000 each, one of $57,500, one of $40,000, and one of $17,500.
The hearing was held under New Hampshire RSA 31:95-b and RSA 91A:2.
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