By Dawn De Busk
DENMARK — Water was at the center of recent Denmark selectmen's meetings. One resident suggested ways that the town could capture revenue for a resource it has been giving away for free for the past 21 years. Another person said all the money in world isn’t worth the loss of neighborhood wells and irreversible damage to Long Pond.
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