Downings landing sold!

[songkrai]

"In 2006, Congress passed the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act. This law requires the Postal Service to do something that no other business or government agency has to do--pre-fund its FUTURE retiree health care benefits. This is a 75 year liability that has to be paid in 10 years. The Postal Service makes a payment of approximately $5.5 billion on September 30 at the end of every fiscal year to meet this obligation. The Post Office has been paying these benefits the past four years into a trust fund for employees who have not even been born yet. This is the burden that is creating the “financial crisis” for the Post Office. The recession that has gripped America the past few years has undoubtedly affected the Postal Service, but even in the worst economic
times since the great depression, the USPS has had a net profit of $611 million dollars. Unfortunately, the red ink associated with the post office is the mandated pre-funding since 2006."

"This onerous payment is barely being reported in the media. Another fact not being widely circulated is that independent agencies and the government itself have concluded that the USPS has overpaid into its two retirement systems. The Post Office has excessively funded the Civil Service Retirement System by at least $50 billion dollars, and the Federal Employees Retirement System around $7 billion dollars."


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[RailroadJoe]

So I take it that the PO is taking over Downings LAnding?

[upthesaukee]

Take your Post Office rants elsewhere. It has nothing to do with Downings

[upthesaukee]

@ FLL...According to the article, there is no change in use. Downing launched boats, the ramp will remain open for boat launching. No change of use. Charging for launching or free launching does not change the use.

Parker Marine does not provide public boat launching at their ramp. I do not see Gillan Marine using their ramp for public launching. No competition in the bay.

I believe that the closest pay for launch would then be West Alton Marina and possibly Robert's Cove Marina (don't know if RCM does public launching).

@playing hooky...You can park your trailer on the Letter S road across from the Town Barn...you can park your vehicle in Bay parking lot. However, realize there is no overnight parking in the Bay.

Overall, I think a win win for the town. The town ramp can be tough in season and on a busy day in the bay. Downings can be less intimidating to those who have some difficulty in backing up a trailer. You can pull in so as to have almost a straight in launch, and far less people to watch and add to the intimidation factor.

[Altonbayicefishingfool]

Could someone please enlighten me on BOAT registration dollars,
Does the money go to marine patrol, State, F&G or all of the above?

Thanks!

[BroadHopper]

Finally Winnipesaukee has a public launch ramp. At least the legislature is doing one thing right. However only 35 parking spaces is on the plan. That will fill up wicked fast!
If we ever want the Pro bass tour to come back to Winni, they need much more than 35 spaces. I wonder if parking down on Letter S drive will still be available?
I believe Harilla's Landing has more space available if the state ever pursue another public launch ramp. I hope so!

[jmen24]

I don't think some folks here realize that fish and game is not attached to the state of NH for funding or budgeting.

The legislature has nothing to do with how fish and game spends its money. Our tax dollars do not go into any fish and game programs (other than a gov grant requirement that the general fund kick in 50K every year, this is a longer story on the why of this). Fish and game is funded by the people that buy hunting and fishing licenses, donate to the org and federal conservation grants.

Fish and game is taxed with aquiring, improving and maintaining most car top and many trailer access points in the entire state, that are state owned.

Altonbayfishin, marine patrol gets money from boat regs, fish and game does not get anything from powerboaters.

[upthesaukee]

Nothing to indicate that Letter S road parking will cease to be available. That all began when trailer parking was prohibited at the Bay parking lots. No reason to expect that availability will cease.