OSSIPEE — Selectmen recently announced the state has approved West Ossipee's becoming an economic revitalization zone, which could entice investors to help bring the defunct Whittier Ski Area back to its former glory, though perhaps in a different form.
At the Nov. 19 Ossipee selectmen's meeting, chairman Rick Morgan explained what an ERZ is all about.
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