Demise of Taylor property in Moultonborough

longislander · 07-05-2021, 09:12 AM

Having paid Moultonborough property taxes since 1974, and being a Moultonborough resident since 1996, thank you to the select board for the decision to raze the Taylor building!

I don't remember when any wigwams or teepees may have been torn down, however, but that doesn't mean I don't have an appreciation for heritage nor history.

The Heritage Commission, more so than the Historical Society, in town, has been the main impetus on preventing the tear down of the building. What has the sale of the Grange, across the street from the Taylor building done for the town? What do the other two town-owned historical buildings down the street, done for the town? Remind us of Appalachia? No offense meant to Appalachia.

Where is it documented that any select board stated the building would not be torn down? Especially since:

"Adele Taylor Property Use Committee P.O. Box 139 Moultonborough, NH 03254 FINAL REPORT TO THE MOULTONBOROUGH BOARD OF SELECTMEN ADELE TAYLOR PROPERTY USE COMMITTEE December 19th, 2013"

"It was determined during the course of interviews that the building itself had no specific current or planned public purpose."

The Taylor building has been the Achilles heel preventing any "development" of the property. The building is "valuable" to some. The whole property is valuable to many more. The property without the building, is worth the most, financially and demographically.

Whether it is Huggins or any other proposal, the property is better off without the building. Worst case, the property without the building, could become an idyllic town common/town green.

07-05-2021, 09:12 AM	#7
longislander Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Moultonborough Posts: 545 Thanks: 49 Thanked 100 Times in 75 Posts	Having paid Moultonborough property taxes since 1974, and being a Moultonborough resident since 1996, thank you to the select board for the decision to raze the Taylor building! I don't remember when any wigwams or teepees may have been torn down, however, but that doesn't mean I don't have an appreciation for heritage nor history. The Heritage Commission, more so than the Historical Society, in town, has been the main impetus on preventing the tear down of the building. What has the sale of the Grange, across the street from the Taylor building done for the town? What do the other two town-owned historical buildings down the street, done for the town? Remind us of Appalachia? No offense meant to Appalachia. Where is it documented that any select board stated the building would not be torn down? Especially since: "Adele Taylor Property Use Committee P.O. Box 139 Moultonborough, NH 03254 FINAL REPORT TO THE MOULTONBOROUGH BOARD OF SELECTMEN ADELE TAYLOR PROPERTY USE COMMITTEE December 19th, 2013" "It was determined during the course of interviews that the building itself had no specific current or planned public purpose." The Taylor building has been the Achilles heel preventing any "development" of the property. The building is "valuable" to some. The whole property is valuable to many more. The property without the building, is worth the most, financially and demographically. Whether it is Huggins or any other proposal, the property is better off without the building. Worst case, the property without the building, could become an idyllic town common/town green.