January 17th, 2008 by 
Critics: Public unaware of effect of shoreland rules
By PAULA TRACY
New Hampshire Union Leader Staff
CONCORD – If you want to put that deck on to Grandma’s cottage by the lake this spring, expect to spend thousands of dollars having the property surveyed to make sure it meets new standards for the state’s comprehensive shoreland protection act, builders told state officials yesterday.
More than 50 waterfront property owners, contractors, town officials and tree company officials attended a public hearing yesterday at the state Department of Environmental Services where the details of the new standards for waterfront development were outlined.
