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Originally Posted by lakewinnie
You may not want to litigate this in the court of public opinion.
Just sayin
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There is certainly merit to your point, and I understand the concern about litigating matters in the court of public opinion.
That said, the reality is that piercing the long-standing patina surrounding YMCA Camp Belknap and motivating regulatory review was not easy. When an institution has decades of goodwill attached to its name, raising concerns — particularly environmental concerns — is not simple.
What matters most is this: the pollution issues and unpermitted construction have been addressed. Regulatory authorities, including the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services, ultimately required corrective action. That process was not automatic; it required persistence.
The encouraging news is that curative steps have been taken, and I am learning that further efforts to restore Camp Belknap to what it once was are underway.
If nothing else, the outcome demonstrates that accountability and correction can occur — even when it is uncomfortable to raise the issue in the first place.