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DJS-Laconia · 06-12-2009, 07:45 AM

I agree with brk-int,

But I think the crime would be worse than a bike path in a non vacation area. People on vacation come to visit and lets face it, If you do not have a vested interest or don't plan on visiting a again then why would they care. Trash will be a major issue. Debris from picnics, food wrappers and plastics would all end up in the water.

I am also going back a little bit to an earlier post where someone had mentioned that this project could be classified as shovel ready and it could be all done by hand with shovels using the unemployed or those seeking jobs. Lets be a bit more realistic, Only about 3% of the unemployed or job seeking crowd would be able to keep up for more then 1/2 day of that kind of work. It is 2009, and people are lazy. Plus, why would people work on a project for a low wage to be then out of a job when it is complete. That just prolongs the issue. Why not use some of the stimulus money for job-retraining. That way someone in a career path with no job outlook could switch to a new career. I am sure that this exsists today but it should be funded more, especially in this economy.

If you think the land owners were compensated for the state comming thru with a railroad you are crazy. It was taken and used to support the growing state and countries rail system. That was a much more noble cause than this project to make sure everyone gets a swim.

06-12-2009, 07:45 AM	#97
DJS-Laconia Junior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 15 Thanks: 1 Thanked 4 Times in 2 Posts	I agree with brk-int, But I think the crime would be worse than a bike path in a non vacation area. People on vacation come to visit and lets face it, If you do not have a vested interest or don't plan on visiting a again then why would they care. Trash will be a major issue. Debris from picnics, food wrappers and plastics would all end up in the water. I am also going back a little bit to an earlier post where someone had mentioned that this project could be classified as shovel ready and it could be all done by hand with shovels using the unemployed or those seeking jobs. Lets be a bit more realistic, Only about 3% of the unemployed or job seeking crowd would be able to keep up for more then 1/2 day of that kind of work. It is 2009, and people are lazy. Plus, why would people work on a project for a low wage to be then out of a job when it is complete. That just prolongs the issue. Why not use some of the stimulus money for job-retraining. That way someone in a career path with no job outlook could switch to a new career. I am sure that this exsists today but it should be funded more, especially in this economy. If you think the land owners were compensated for the state comming thru with a railroad you are crazy. It was taken and used to support the growing state and countries rail system. That was a much more noble cause than this project to make sure everyone gets a swim.