[Woodsy]

The downward slide of the Weirs has many facets....

A state that treats Weirs beach like an orphan... unless of course its Bike Week, then its the Police Overtime Fund.

A city who has treated the Weirs like an orphan... taking the money but spending very little. Little to no plan for the future, grinding Bike Week into the ground.

Property owners in the Weirs who invest little or no money in the upkeep of their property or businesses.

A completely changed demographic. We once had booming motel business with a large turnover of vacationers weekly... now we have a large amount of condos with very little turnover. This means less $$$ for businesses in the Weirs.

The theory that property values will drop to the point where a year round business becomes viable is silly. There isn't a year round population to support a recreational/tourist business.

Meredith has done well because the city allowed NH Hospitality to essentially have a monopoly on the property around Meredith Bay. They did an awesome job with it no doubt. But there is very little to do there. You have some cool shops and some restaurants.

The Weirs needs a plan... and that's a very contentious issue. As we have seen in this thread, some people want family activities, of which the Weirs already has a few. Others, myself included would rather things be of an adult nature. Throw in some property owners who don't care at all. The city/state cannot make the Baldi family clean up that eyesore that was the Saloon. They cannot make any of the property owners do much of anything.

The end result is nothing changes.... until the rules/laws change. Until the city & state look at what they have and spend some $$$ to improve the area.

Woodsy