WOLFEBORO — The state Division of Parks and Recreation and the Mount Washington Commission are exploring charging a $4 base entrance fee to the Sherman Adams Building in the Mount Washington State Park atop the Northeast’s highest peak. No entrance fees are now charged, including at the temporarily closed historic Tip-Top House.
Commission chairman state Sen. Jeb Bradley ran an efficient two-plus-hour Zoom subcommittee meeting on Friday, Jan. 8, that highlighted concerns of stakeholders — both commercial and non-profit — on how this new revenue would be used.
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