Simply put, the local people get zero to no benefit by having the railroad there, while a 12' wide rail trail for walking and bicycling could be used all 12-months of the year. With Weirs Beach at its center spot on the Wow Trail, it would power up the year round use in the Weirs area.
The one real benefit with the railroad right now is that it keeps the public out because the tracks are private property and the police get called in to remove track-walkers for trespassing. The tracks are like a buffer, police boundary zone, that protects the neighborhood from the track-walkers. Having the railroad tracks occupy the nine mile long x 12' wide rail road embankment that runs along Lake Winnipesaukee from Lakeport to Weirs Beach to Meredith has made Weirs Beach into a ghost town with no people from Labor Day to Memorial Day, for the last 130-years.
In addition to the Wow Trail, a Laconia sports betting-NH Lottery venue located in this NH Veterans Association building that is now undergoing construction will bring new business and year-around people synergy to Weirs Beach. Even in February, people would be willing to travel to this 120-year old NH Veteran's building for sports betting …… and that's a very safe bet!
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... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!
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