Cannon Lease Bill Amended

The Cannon lease bill, SB217, was amended on March 5. To read the new version of the bill, click here.

Specifically, the amended bill:

• Calls on the Department of Resources and Economic Development (DRED) to develop a master plan for Cannon Mountain and Franconia Notch State Park, including an analysis of whether it is in the public interest to lease the ski area to a private operator.
• The master plan would be submitted to the State Park System Advisory Council (which opposes leasing) before being submitted to the governor and Executive Council by July 1, 2013.
• Calls on DRED to develop a plan to ensure that ski operations of Cannon Mountain will become self-funded and self-sufficient. This plan must be completed by Nov. 1, 2012.

The bill also would establish a veterans memorial and create hiking trails over Mittersill and on to the summit of Cannon.