TUESDAY, MAY 15, 2012
TUESDAY
Meredith Village Savings Bank donates $150K to LRGHealthcare MEREDITH — Meredith Village Savings Bank announced a $150,000 contribution to the LRGHealthcare capital fundraising campaign at a gathering of community leaders held at its main office Monday morning. Sam Laverack, president and chief executive officer of the bank, said it was to the best of his knowledge the largest contribution the bank has ever made and goes to a vital cause. ‘’Health care is a see MVSB page 13
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‘These people are not like you & me’ City Council told poor renters generate disproportionally more trash & landlords shouldn’t be punished BY MICHAEL KITCH THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — Despite protests from a handful of residential landlords, the City Council voted unanimously last night to increase tipping fees at the transfer station beginning on July 1 in an effort to encourage households and businesses to recycle a greater share of their solid waste. Currently tipping fees range from $5
for loads less than one ton, to $10 for loads between one and two tons and to $30 a ton for loads of more than two tons. But, the city pays Waste Management $16.60 a ton to truck the trash to Penacook and the Concord Regional Solid Waste Resource/Recovery Cooperative $66.80 a ton to dispose of it at the incinerator for a total cost of $83.40 a ton. In other words, the city subsidizes the disposal cost to those using the transfer station by between $53.40
and $78.40 a ton. The council voted to end the subsidy in two annual increments, which would reduce the cost to property taxpayers by $190,000 in the first year and $380,000 by the second year. The fee for loads of up to 100 pounds, approximately the equivalent of five bags of household trash, will be $5. Loads of more than 100 pounds would cost 3.5 cents see TRASH page 10
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Administrators of Laconia schools were among the many Got Lunch! supporters who dined at T-Bones restaurant yesterday in celebration of the beginning of “Eat Out for Got Lunch! Laconia” week. From left to right, Pleasant Street School principal Kathleen D’Haene, Elm Street School principal Eric Johnson, Laconia Middle School principal Jim McCollum, Woodland Heights School principal Dennis Dobe and Laconia High School assistant principal Dave Levesque. They were joined by Rev. Paula Gile of the Laconia Congregational Church and Got Lunch! volunteer Martha Kruse-Walker. Diners who tell their server that they want to support the program will have a portion of their bill donated to Got Lunch!. Participating on Tuesday are Fratello’s, Village Bakery and Burrito Me. Wednesday restaurants are Hector’s, Hart’s Turkey Farm and the Lyons’ Den. On Thursday, Patrick’s Pub & Eatery, Tavern 27, Brick Front and CJ Avery’s are the participating eateries. T-Bones, Cactus Jack’s, North Country Deli and the Soda Shoppe were Monday’s restaurants. The Got Lunch! program is designed to provide free mid-day meals throughout the summer to school age children who normally receive either free or reduce-price meals at school. This is the second year of the program. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho)
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