New Marine Patrol Headquarters

KPW · 08-01-2014, 08:38 AM

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Originally Posted by jrc

Why not just leave the boat shop and docks there and build or buy a plain vanilla office building on cheap Gilford or Laconia land. Return that lake front land to the people of NH. Either sell it to the town, a private interest or develop it for recreational use.

If your boat was sinking, would you like to wait an extra 20 minutes for MP to get the call, get in their vehicle, drive the distance, get in the boat, then respond to your emergency call?

Kamper · 08-01-2014, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by KPW

... would you like to wait an extra 20 minutes ... ?

Except when the weather is too dangerous, there are MP on the lake 24/7 during the season. But I mostly agree with you. The extra transit time from the station to the docks would mean less time on the water. The possibility for vandalism also exists when there aren't "eyes" in the area, even with cameras.

webmaster · 08-01-2014, 09:07 AM

The Dept. of Safety also has a large building nearby on Rt. 106. I've seen trailered MP boats there and assumed it was used for boat maintenance and storage. There also seems to be office space in the front.

Does anyone know more about how this building is used?

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.4336...zELRdiTuQQ!2e0

tis · 08-01-2014, 10:04 AM

I can't imagine that ever being a problem, KPW. They will always have (and need) space ON the lake for the boats. It's just do they need an eight million dollar facility?

jrc · 08-01-2014, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by KPW

If your boat was sinking, would you like to wait an extra 20 minutes for MP to get the call, get in their vehicle, drive the distance, get in the boat, then respond to your emergency call?

There are a hundreds of other lakes in NH and they don't have an MP office building on the shore. The MP is always on patrol on the big lake and their dock would still allow this. The on-duty officers would start their shift when they arrived at their boat, no loss of water time.

There is no practical reason to build the clerical functions of the MP on the waterfront.

Let's face it, the number one goal of government is to use taxes to buy votes. $7.8 million buys a lot of votes.

billy · 03-08-2015, 05:18 PM

marine patrol building

CAVU · 03-08-2015, 06:00 PM

Nice building, any structural or civil drawings?

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CAVU Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 98 Thanks: 0 Thanked 41 Times in 19 Posts	Nice building, any structural or civil drawings?