OSSIPEE — Four people — board chair Jonathan Smith, along with Roy Barron, Susan McGuire-Doyle and Jay Scott Murphy — are running for a three-year seat vacated by Martha Eldridge, who chose not to run. Voting takes place March 12 from 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Smith is currently occupying a two-year seat held by R. Christopher Templeton before resigning last year. Below are the candidates’ essays. — Daymond Steer
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Former Ossipee Planning Board member Roy Barron has been charged with animal cruelty regarding horses in his care. (FILE PHOTO)
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