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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
VOL. 23 NO. 163
Next time, town may impose mandatory evacuation BY ERIK EISELE
CONWAY, N.H.
MT. WASHINGTON VALLEY’S DAILY NEWSPAPER
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Changes in the wind for Transvale Acres
New policy aims at bringing development up to code following flood BY ERIK EISELE THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
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CONWAY — The next time the Saco River floods, Transvale Acres residents may not be given a choice to stay home. Mandatory evacuations are legal in New Hampshire, Conway fire chief and emergency man-
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CONWAY — First came the flood, then came the town, and now Transvale Acres will never be the same. At the urging of Transvale residents and town staff, selectmen on Tuesday unanimously approved a list of recommendations intended to radically alter Transvale Acres, a neighborhood off West Side Road that was swamped by flooding from Tropical Storm Irene. The new policy directs town employees to sweep out illegal development, remove dilapidated structures and bring what is left behind up to code. It is imperative to ensure the next serious flood doesn’t do
the kind of damage Irene did, town officials told the selectmen. It’s unclear, however, just how much work implementing the initiative will take, both from the town and property owners. There are also questions about where people displaced by the storm and the policy will go. “This is a long-term recovery issue we’re going into now,” Conway Village fire chief Steve Solomon told the board. “The people in our shelter have nowhere to go back to.” Many of the structures in Transvale were not built to town standards, code enforcement officer David see TRANSVALE page 8
$50,000 to repair flood damage at Hussey Field BY ERIK EISELE THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
CONWAY — The town may have to spend as much as $50,000 to repair flood damage at Hussey Field, the town field adjacent to First Bridge on River Road in North Conway. Flood waters scoured the bank and left gravel and trees over see FIELD page 9
Dog show canceled BY LLOYD JONES THE CONWAY DAILY SUN
CONWAY — Tropical Storm Irene must not be an animal lover. The storm that An uprooted tree left behind by Tropical Storm Irene in Hussey Field in North Conway. (JAMIE GEMMITI PHOTO)
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