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Old 02-28-2012, 05:22 PM   #54
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Originally Posted by BroadHopper View Post
Don't get me going about folks that move into NH from south of the border and start telling the NH natives what to do and changing our neighborhoods. Sorry I'm off topic
As a "Masshole" who has recently bought a home in Laconia these comments make me very curious. I pay real estate taxes, keep two boats in town and, I'd say, contribute my small bit to the local economy. Do I have less of a say than a native Laconian? At a recent meeting at City Hall the owner of a Main St. business made the comment to me "You know your downtown is dead when the biggest business is that antique store."

So wouldn't you want to attract people who see something in places like Laconia? My wife and I could have bought in other towns on the lake but Laconia is where we'd like to be and will probably find our way up there full time when our careers permit. Take the responses to CateP's threads about moving up, for example. They were almost entirely supportive of her move to Wolfeboro from New Jersey.

Apologies if I'm stirring the pot on this one.
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