Temporary Black Topped Buoy, Eagle Island

[Onshore]

Originally Posted by Kamper

By the time the environmental impact studies are completed, there will probably be enough water to make it a moot issue.

Actually for one or two large boulders there wouldn't be any environmental impact study required. This really comes down to two things that folks are selectively conscientious about: money and ownership. As part of the lakebed the rocks are not owned by any one entity but rather are part of the "public trust." Dredging them out of the lake and hauling them off is actually a property transfer that can only be authorized by the Governor and Executive Council. That little detail aside there is also the question of just who is going to pay for the removal. No state agency has the equipment to get this job done. We wouldn't use it enough to justify the expenditure. It would need to be contracted out meaning it would need to go out to bid. And since this means authorizing a special expenditure (read spending money...) this will also require Governor and Executive Council approval. At some point in this process it can be guaranteed that, since we do still live in NH and it is still a relatively frugal state, some one will ask "Is this the cheapest.. I mean most cost effective way we can deal with this?" The answer will of course be "No, we could spend less money and just mark the hazards until it rains or freezes over. People ought to look at the conditions and be responsible for themselves. Where do folks think they are, (fill in name of nearby state held in disdain here)?" Thus it is highly, highly, unlikely that the State will be going out and removing individual rocks, the witches, or for that matter Sleeper Island, any time soon.