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fatlazyless · 08-10-2011, 11:28 AM

Ok......well.....shame on me for besmirching the NH Veterans Civil War history and the fight they fought in saving the country from getting divided into a north and a south, so maybe the NH Veteran's might just consider an eight acre land exchange and move their building and campground to the other side of Laconia somewhere in the former state school property that's between Paugus Bay and Lake Winnisquam. All those old buildings look like they have no foundations and might be movable on a big flat bed trailer truck.

You know the NH Veteran's property in the Weirs is a seasonal, 3-month use, that pays neither a Laconia property tax, or a 9% state lodging tax, while charging $700/week in "donation" to rent out a cabin. It occupies something like one entire block on Lakeshore Drive, probably benefits from Bike Week with renting out vendor space, and doesn't contribute any taxes to either city or state.

Only an organization that is free from the property tax could operate on a three month basis like that, plus it's on an 8-acre piece of land that could be home to a beautifull hotel similar to one of the Meredith hotels, plus some other accessory businesses. Instead you got those tax free veterans reenacting Abraham Lincoln and shooting off a cannon which is fine and good, but could get done very well, someplace else!

"Four score and seven years ago.
Our forefathers came to this land looking for a land of peace and safety....,
Or something!

Meanwhile....

150 years after the last Civil War cannon got shot in 1865,
the NH Veterans Association continues to occupy eight acres that could be put to much better use for helping the year round Laconia economy.

08-10-2011, 11:28 AM	#48
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,525 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 295 Thanked 957 Times in 698 Posts	Ok......well.....shame on me for besmirching the NH Veterans Civil War history and the fight they fought in saving the country from getting divided into a north and a south, so maybe the NH Veteran's might just consider an eight acre land exchange and move their building and campground to the other side of Laconia somewhere in the former state school property that's between Paugus Bay and Lake Winnisquam. All those old buildings look like they have no foundations and might be movable on a big flat bed trailer truck. You know the NH Veteran's property in the Weirs is a seasonal, 3-month use, that pays neither a Laconia property tax, or a 9% state lodging tax, while charging $700/week in "donation" to rent out a cabin. It occupies something like one entire block on Lakeshore Drive, probably benefits from Bike Week with renting out vendor space, and doesn't contribute any taxes to either city or state. Only an organization that is free from the property tax could operate on a three month basis like that, plus it's on an 8-acre piece of land that could be home to a beautifull hotel similar to one of the Meredith hotels, plus some other accessory businesses. Instead you got those tax free veterans reenacting Abraham Lincoln and shooting off a cannon which is fine and good, but could get done very well, someplace else! "Four score and seven years ago. Our forefathers came to this land looking for a land of peace and safety...., Or something! Meanwhile.... 150 years after the last Civil War cannon got shot in 1865, the NH Veterans Association continues to occupy eight acres that could be put to much better use for helping the year round Laconia economy. __________________ ... down and out, liv'n that Walmart side of the lake!