OSSIPEE — Ossipee selectmen with help from the town's zoning enforcement officer will decide whether a zoning complaint filed by a resident against a local ice cream stand is legitimate. The stand's owner says it feels like "harassment."
On Monday, listed on the agenda as “zoning complaint 2305 Route 16” was a letter from resident Greg Howard regarding the Coffee Caboose Ice Cream Shop located at 2305 Route 16 in West Ossipee.
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