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TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2013
VOL. 14 NO. 25
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City Council taking stand against $42.5M county jail
BY GAIL OBER
LACONIA — On the recommendation of Councilor Bob Hamel (Ward 5), the City Council last night instructed City Manager Scott Myers to draft a letter to the Belknap County Commission, copied to the Belknap County Convention, expressing its concerns
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LACONIA — On the recommendation of Councilor Bob Hamel (Ward 5), the City Council last night instructed City Manager Scott Myers to draft a letter to the Belknap County Commission, copied to the Belknap County Convention, expressing its concerns about the current plans for constructing a new county jail. Hamel based his misgivings on reports of the conceptual plan presented by Ricci Greene Associates, a see LIBRARY page 9
BY MICHAEL KITCH THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
about the current plans for constructing a new county jail. Hamel based his misgivings on reports of the conceptual plan presented by Ricci Greene Associates, a consulting firm engaged by the commission to assist with the planning process. The plan envisions a two-story, 94,450-squarefoot facility estimated to cost
$42.5-million. It would have 180 beds, plus five for inmates requiring medical care. A third of the beds — 44 for men and 16 for women — would be reserved for inmates awaiting trial, on work release, undergoing treatment or on electronic monitoring. The remaining 120 beds — 88 for men and 32 for women — would be allotted to
maximum, medium, and minimum security inmates as well as those with special needs. The major feature of the project is the community corrections component, an array of therapeutic services, educational programs and vocational training to prepare inmates for a successful return to the see JAIL page 10
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The local chapter of the Fire & Iron Motorcycle Club hosted a candlelight vigil at Laconia’s Opechee Park on Sunday evening to honor the 19 Granite Mountain Hotshots firefighters who lost their lives in near Prescott, Arizona last week. A minute of silence was observed after the reading of each of the firefighters names. The Fire & Iron MC is made up of firefighters. The Laconia vigil was organized by Dave French, a lieutenant in the LFD. See story on page 8. (Karen Bobotas/for The Laconia Daily Sun)
Initial mandatory recycling results encouraging but not spectacular BY MICHAEL KITCH THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — The volume of recyclables collected at the curbside increased during the first week of the mandatory recycling program, but fell short of 30-percent of the solid waste stream, which is among the targets set for the program. On the five routes, 43.18 tons of recyclables were collected during the week of July 1 compared to 36.05 tons during the week of
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