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BELMONT — A local teen is charged with driving while intoxicated and conduct after an accident for crashing into the living room of a small house on Depot Street (Rte. 140 West) just after midnight on Tuesday and fleeing the scene after the crash. Police said Derek Addington, 18, of 16 Village Apartment Road Apt. 3 was driving on the roadway toward Belmont Village and apparently missed the left-bending turn that is about one-quarter of a mile see HOME page 9
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Downtown business leaders think city spending $400k on sprucing up Main Street ‘gateway’ is misguided priority BY MICHAEL KITCH THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — The Main Street Initiative, representing downtown business and property owners, has expressed misgivings about the plan for constructing “Gateway Plaza” at the Main Street Bridge over the Winnipesaukee River. Earlier this week the executive committee of the organization voted unanimously to oppose the proj-
ect, which is slated to be presented to the City Council for its approval next week. The project was recommended by the Advisory Board of the Downtown Tax Increment Financing District, which is chaired by Kevin Dunleavy, director of Parks and Recreation and includes Planning Director Shanna Saunders. Under the plan, the concrete fronting Grace Capital Church and the parking
garage on one side and Sawyer’s Jewelry on the other would be replaced with brick pavers and both areas would be landscaped with shade trees and raised planters. Conceived as a pedestrian plaza, it would include together with granite benches, timbered seating, trellises, sculpture and lighting. The traffic island on the bridge itself would also be landscaped. The project is see DOWNTOWN page 11
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Selectmen push out planning chair, accusing him of character assassination BY GAIL OBER
THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
GILMANTON — Selectmen have accused former Planning Board Chair W. John Funk of running smear campaign against the town’s police sergeant and its planning administrator. The
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