There are several things that stand in the way of improvements to the Weirs area and until the solutions to these issues make sense there will not be any big changes.
1. The Veteran's Association property is front and center to any substantial improvements and without a viable alternative they will be in the way of any large scale development.
2. The topography presents a much different challenge than what exists in Meredith. The steep hill does not make any substantial development an easy issue.
3. Existing property owners, primarily Ames, would have to be willing to develop their property and invest a substantial sum, or sell to a new investor who was willing to do so.
4. Whoever might chose to invest in the area would need the confidence that 10 weeks of income would make 52 weeks of payments.
There are many other factors to consider. The pier as it stands now is structurally challenged. The marine contractor who worked on it for many years refused to work on it as of 5 years ago because of it's condition and the obvious liability concerns. Anyone who has viewed the property from the water side has seen the structural issues that exist.
Whatever ends up on the Pier will require a very large investment, likely more than the purchase price, and it will take a lot of summer seasons to make a profit.
There are no easy answers or quick solutions. Comparing Laconia to Meredith is not a fair comparison. Even an investor with deep pockets would likely look at all of the challenges that the Weirs area faces and realize that after committing a lot of time and resources it would be a long time, if ever, before it became profitable.
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