Conditional approval of a gravel pit off Alder Brook Road remains under appeal

As the Littleton Planning Board’s conditional approval of a gravel pit off Alder Brook Road remains under appeal by abutters at superior court, the road itself, and whether it is a private or Class VI town road, is now a topic of discussion in Bethlehem, where a small segment of the road connects to state Route 116. Recently, the town of Bethlehem was approached by the New Hampshire Department of Transportation in regard to whether Alder Brook Road is Class V road, Class VI road, or a private road, said Veronica Morris, chair of the Bethlehem Select Board. Morris said her research found that Littleton, in a town meeting vote in 1958, discontinued its portion of Alder Brook Road from being a Class V road and made it a private road.