I was reading online, with gas prices down consumption is up. Since the gas tax is per gallon the state & fed's fuel revenue is actually up.

I suppose you could add a maritime fuel tax for gas sold at marina's but if I suggested that, we'd get some screaming here! :laugh:

It's a beautiful building. That is why those people need to live in trailers because the government has beautiful buildings that they have to pay for. Yet (some of ) those same people are the ones that vote for everything because they think someone else is going to pay for it. The people in government have what they want not what they need. Government has become a huge monster.

Article
 

Good article and rendering in the Laconia Daily Sun today.

Now assume this was private taxable property assessed for 2.5 million, it would bring in about 40K per year in taxes for about 6 months of use by a second home owner at no cost to the city..

Todays LDS has an article about the new building. I created a pdf file with just the pages that talk about it:

..... your five dollars saved; go Marine Patrol!
 

You know you save the five dollar service fee which would go to the local town, when you go to the existing Marine Patrol building at the Gilford town docks as opposed to purchasing your boat registration at your town hall or at a marina.

For me and my boat, that means I pay about $37, as opposed to $42, so that is a pretty good savings......save five bucks.....go to the MP-HQ at Gilford town docks.

Am looking forward to saving five dollars in their new 7.8-million dollar MP-HQ starting maybe in April, 2016.....soon as the ice melts ....... so just gimmeeee five, Officer!!!:D

Its probably too late but, any idea who to contact about bidding for the site work, shoring, concrete side of things. I know the GC's bid in the fall, I never had anything come across the usual job lead sites.

City of Laconia charged an additional fee to use a credit card. The state do not. I haven't written a check in years nor do I have checks. One reason to register at Marine Patrol or any DMV outlet!

marine patrol building
 

marine patrol building

Nice building, any structural or civil drawings?

Yes it is too late. All GCs contacted their "subs of choice" for pricing to determine a price. The reason you did not see it on the usual job lead sites is because they did not want every sub in mass, nh and beyond contacting them when they didn't even have a full set of drawings. The GC has been selected to build it and they have their subs already lined up.

Who is the general?

Hmm
 

7:20 am on a Saturday starts off the demolition :(

.....nothing is happening?
 

As of today, Sunday, May 31, there's no signs of any construction activity at the old MP-HQ on the waterfront at the Glendale Docks. No construction vehicles, no signs, no materials, no orange cones, no construction fencing, NO NOTHING, and the nearby Glendale Marina which was sold for 1.1-mil for the expanded footprint under the new MP-HQ structure is still operating as a marina business.

I smell the Republican controlled state legislature at work here! After all, they are the 'Party of No' who always finds a way to vote no, do nothing, and just let the state roads, state parks, and state buildings continue to deteriorate and crumble. They like to vote no, so's I smell them 'publicans at work here when absolutely no MP-HQ construction has yet to be happening here.

Something . . .
 

was definitely happening there yesterday morning.

And blaming the Republicans for a slowdown in construction FLL for something that is moving forward is quite ridiculous. The state got there $11.1M for this "improvement" as the sky is falling (or rather, the building is sinking), or is it "we want more, and shiny too"?

Please don't fall for his agenda :)

What I saw today, Sunday, May 31, at the MP-HQ building was no signs of the expected demolition, or construction; nothing to suggest a demolition-construction project is soon to happen there based on what is there, at this time.

As the saying goes, seeing it is believing it! Maybe this will change starting tomorrow on June 1, but only time will tell? As already mentioned, the NH-Republican controlled legislature likes to say no because it costs too much, and that NH has a spending problem as opposed to a taxing problem.

SERIOUSLY --- what would you expect to see on a rainy SUNDAY ??


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Nothing will happen until after July 1st. That is when all boats are required to be out of Glendale Marine. Once that occurs, demolition should begin...

As I was saying in another thread, FLL loves to blame the republicans:

http://www.winnipesaukee.com/forums/...257#post245257

I for one . . .
 

am not looking forward to all the noise. I hope they start working at a decent hour. Guessing mornings on the deck will not be serene this year. And, progress. :D

What I mean is there are nothing like construction fencing, signs, vehicles, materials usually seen at a construction site that one would expect to see at an active demolition-construction site of this scale, so it seems like nothing is happening here .... wait & see .... time will tell ....here's hoping it gets going big-time.

Most likely, the docks and patrol boats will remain in use during the demolition-construction that is supposedly scheduled to start on June 15.

Do you know where they are going to keep the boats while this is happening?

The Marina is shutting down completely. They will no longer be in business. All customers boats must be gone by July 1st I was told (my previous post had the incorrect date and was revised) , that is when construction / demolition will most likely begin. Understand however, it will start off slowly as I believe there is some "hot work" (asbestos abatement) that has to be done first. Most likely the old windows / putty in the marina. This in itself will take some time and proper coordination.

While FLL may think the wrecking ball simply shows up and in 1 1/2 days the buildings will be gone, that's simply not at all how it works.

Dan

How about the MP boats?

The dinosaurs ate eating away