Laconia State School Closing Delayed Again

[John Mercier]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

This seems like a highest and best use for this open space that's very close to Lake Winnisquam and Ahern State Park. With the Ahern waterfront on Lake Winnisquam it would be a recreational area good for an RV campground, and walking/bicycle path/snowmobile trail.

The area doesn't need any new housing. What it needs is more open space and some bicycle/walking trails.

If people want low priced housing they should move to Berlin, NH.

The State Park system is self-funded and not capable of carrying any more weight. This was brought up during the SB5 study committee developed after Ahern was turned into a State Park.

So while it was discussed... it was turned down.

Neither the City or the State actually have the money for such a large capital expenditure.

So the land will transfer to the lower bids.

The housing is not low priced. It is being designed largely for what most would define as middle income - households roughly around $70K annually... with the home target price of around $350K. But at that number, the lots and homes need to be relatively small roughly around the Old North Main neighborhood post-War square footage.