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Town holds $90k mortgage balance on Kimball Castle GILFORD — The town of Gilford initially sold Kimball Castle with a 24-acre parcel of land for $116,000 in 1999. Town Administrator Scott Dunn said yesterday that the town holds the mortgage and Dave Jodoin, the president of Kimball Castle Properties, LLC, owes $90,000 on the balance. The castle was initially sold to Historic Inns of New England and Jodoin was one of the three owners. When the company folded, Jodoin formed see CASTLE page 8
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Belknap Commissioners announce they’ll take a second look at county jail options & will expand advisory group BY ROGER AMSDEN FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — Faced with virtually unanimous opposition to a proposed $42.5 million price tag for a new county correctional facility, Belknap County Commissioners Wednesday
morning said they want to take a second look at the jail planning process. ‘’We’re taking a step backwards to see what other options are available,’’ said Commissioner Ed Philpot (D-Laconia), who chairs the county’s Jail
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A FieldTurf installation crew drags a piece of the new surface of Jim Fitzgerald Field at Laconia High School into place on Wednesday morning. The Bank of New Hampshire stadium complex is expected to be ready to host the Sachems first football game of the 2013 season, Sept. 6 against Pembroke Academy. (Karen Bobotas/for The Laconia Daily Sun)
Mention of performance-based pay gets icy reception at school meeting BY GAIL OBER
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“fund” to be used to try and keep excellent educators in the district by augmenting their salaries. Persson’s suggestion was triggered by the recent departure of a “much loved” high school guidance counselor who left Laconia for Inter-Lakes Regional School District for what Persson said was a higher salary. BUY ONE GET ONE FREE “I was sad to see we lost her for EYEGLASSES, SPORTS GLASSES, what amounts to money,” PersCOMPUTER AND SUNGLASSES son said.
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