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Jun 18, 2009 10:51 am US/Eastern

27 N.H. State Parks Could Be Sold Off

CONCORD, N.H. (AP) ― State officials have identified 27 New Hampshire parks slated for potential sale or lease that they say don't meet the intent of the parks system.

Parks officials say New Hampshire is the only state whose parks rely totally on gate receipts for funding, and that's led to deficit budgets and a long list of deferred maintenance.

The list includes oceanside parks at Jenness Beach and North Hampton and Cardigan Mountain in the Connecticut River Valley. Also on the list are Pisgah State Park in Winchester; Silver Lake State Park in Hollis; Ahern State Park in Laconia; and Clough State Park in Weare, the New Hampshire Union-Leader reports.

The Parks Department scheduled a public information session for Thursday in Portsmouth. Another will be held on June 23 in Peterborough.

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