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fatlazyless · 03-13-2010, 09:58 PM

And, in the meantime, Ames Farm Inn has a Gilford property tax bill of over one hundred dollars/day, every day of the year, while it is hardly a year round business.

$43,686. annual Gilford property tax divided by 365 = $119.69/day......(ouch!)
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The State of New Hampshire should at least consider stepping up to the plate, and getting into a public-private Ames Farm boat launch, pancake breakfast eating, AGREEMENT that keeps the Ames Farm Inn open green space intact and keeps the trailer-boater, NH public rolling along.

The 2nd, 3rd, & 4th largest NH lakes; Squam, Winnisquam, & Newfound all have state boat launch facilities, and Winnipesaukee does not, because it has Ames. Ames has been the defacto state boat launch facility on Winnipesaukee for over a hundred years. With an annual state budget over 11-billion dollars, spending 2-million for a starter agreement with Ames is money well spent.

Maybe Ames wants to get some smallie bumper stickers 'Save Ames Farm' printed up, selling for two dollars each or so, to raise awareness and gather support, and Ames Farm supporters could mail a 'Save Ames Farm' bumper sticker along with a personal note to their local 400 state reps and 24 state senators to get their attention.

Once Ames gets sold to a private party, it probably will never be the same place it has been, but getting into a quasi state-private relationship could keep it going just as it is.

In 2003, the state under Gov Craig Benson really dropped the ball by not purchasing 130-acre Timber Island, Lake Winnipesaukee's 7th largest island & totally primieval forest for 1.5-million dollars. It had the chance and the state sat on its' hands.

Let's not let the State of NH miss the boat with Ames!

03-13-2010, 09:58 PM	#87
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,856 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 303 Thanked 1,039 Times in 758 Posts	And, in the meantime, Ames Farm Inn has a Gilford property tax bill of over one hundred dollars/day, every day of the year, while it is hardly a year round business. $43,686. annual Gilford property tax divided by 365 = $119.69/day......(ouch!) ......... The State of New Hampshire should at least consider stepping up to the plate, and getting into a public-private Ames Farm boat launch, pancake breakfast eating, AGREEMENT that keeps the Ames Farm Inn open green space intact and keeps the trailer-boater, NH public rolling along. The 2nd, 3rd, & 4th largest NH lakes; Squam, Winnisquam, & Newfound all have state boat launch facilities, and Winnipesaukee does not, because it has Ames. Ames has been the defacto state boat launch facility on Winnipesaukee for over a hundred years. With an annual state budget over 11-billion dollars, spending 2-million for a starter agreement with Ames is money well spent. Maybe Ames wants to get some smallie bumper stickers 'Save Ames Farm' printed up, selling for two dollars each or so, to raise awareness and gather support, and Ames Farm supporters could mail a 'Save Ames Farm' bumper sticker along with a personal note to their local 400 state reps and 24 state senators to get their attention. Once Ames gets sold to a private party, it probably will never be the same place it has been, but getting into a quasi state-private relationship could keep it going just as it is. In 2003, the state under Gov Craig Benson really dropped the ball by not purchasing 130-acre Timber Island, Lake Winnipesaukee's 7th largest island & totally primieval forest for 1.5-million dollars. It had the chance and the state sat on its' hands. Let's not let the State of NH miss the boat with Ames! Last edited by fatlazyless; 03-14-2010 at 06:56 AM.