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VOL. 14 NO. 30
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Committee tells Belmont to rid itself of Winnisquam Station BY GAIL OBER
THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
BELMONT — A draft report from the town’s Building Assessment Committee says the town shouldn’t put one cent into the former Winnisquam Fire Station and should put the
structure on the market. Building Inspector Steve Paquin, who headed the fivemember committee comprised of himself and four people with some knowledge of the building trades, reported to selectmen last night that he couldn’t get
the entire committee to visit the building. “As soon as I mentioned it, three-quarters of them said ‘why bother?’” Paquin told selectmen. One-half of the building — which for years served as head-
quarters for an independent fire company — is currently being used by the Department of Parks and Recreation and the other half is used by the Fire Department for storage. It is not staffed by the fire department. see BELMONT page 10
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Brady Palmer focuses on the finish line during one of his heats at the 2nd Annual Franklin Elks Soap Box Derby Saturday morning on Sky Meadow Lane. (Karen Bobotas/ for the Laconia Daily Sun)
Annual 4th of July invasion again overwhelmed Endicott Park BY ROGER AMSDEN FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — ‘’The 4th of July at the Weirs was a mess in more ways than one’’ wrote Laconia Assistant Recreation Director Amy Lovisek in her monthly report to the Parks and Recreation Commission.
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And last night Parks and Recreation Director Kevin Dunleavy expanded on that theme as he briefed commissioners on the events of what he said was ‘’a pretty tough day’’ which he said saw Endicott Park nearly filled to capacity and taxed the capacity of his department to keep up with
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