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fatlazyless · 03-08-2015, 05:55 AM

Laconia has a very nice Civil War memorial statue between the Gale Library and the old train depot, at the intersection of Main St and whatever that other large street is called.

By virtue of its tax exempt status going forward indefinately into the future, i.e. forever and forever, the NH Veteran's Campground and Cottages in Weirs Beach occupy a large hillside overlooking the lake and pretty much stymy the economic developement of what could be a very happening location.

But no, thanks to its property tax exempt status, all these un-heated and un-used civil war style structures occupy very valuable land and do liitle to nothing of any good for anybody because they hardly even get any use. You ever see any people in or around any of these old buildings?

Maybe ten years ago, one of the old buildings was home to a pizza business for a couple years or so, but now that is gone too.

So, who if anyone actually benefits from all these un-used old relics that occupy very valuable land and hinder economic developement at the Weirs? Does anyone actually benefit, or do the buildings basically go unused all year long, and manage to be maintained via the motorcylcle week vender rental money from renting space along side the sidewalk on the grass embankment there?

It just seems to me that any organization that has tax exempt status should have to re-qualify itself every so often, maybe every five years, to substantiate that it actually qualifies as a tax exempt, and is not just be coasting along on its past history.

Memorials are all well and good, and need to be maintained, but there also needs to be an intelligent examination done at the State of NH level to qualify a tax exempt organization like this very under-used and seasonally closed campground and cottage use at the Weirs hillside, overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee.

According to google, the last New Hampshire Civil War veteran was a Laconia resident who passed away in 1945 at the age of 99, and that was 75-years ago.

If you want to visit a Civil War memorial in Laconia, I suggest you check out the one next to former train depot building.

03-08-2015, 05:55 AM	#7
fatlazyless Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 8,849 Blog Entries: 1 Thanks: 303 Thanked 1,033 Times in 752 Posts	Laconia has a very nice Civil War memorial statue between the Gale Library and the old train depot, at the intersection of Main St and whatever that other large street is called. By virtue of its tax exempt status going forward indefinately into the future, i.e. forever and forever, the NH Veteran's Campground and Cottages in Weirs Beach occupy a large hillside overlooking the lake and pretty much stymy the economic developement of what could be a very happening location. But no, thanks to its property tax exempt status, all these un-heated and un-used civil war style structures occupy very valuable land and do liitle to nothing of any good for anybody because they hardly even get any use. You ever see any people in or around any of these old buildings? Maybe ten years ago, one of the old buildings was home to a pizza business for a couple years or so, but now that is gone too. So, who if anyone actually benefits from all these un-used old relics that occupy very valuable land and hinder economic developement at the Weirs? Does anyone actually benefit, or do the buildings basically go unused all year long, and manage to be maintained via the motorcylcle week vender rental money from renting space along side the sidewalk on the grass embankment there? It just seems to me that any organization that has tax exempt status should have to re-qualify itself every so often, maybe every five years, to substantiate that it actually qualifies as a tax exempt, and is not just be coasting along on its past history. Memorials are all well and good, and need to be maintained, but there also needs to be an intelligent examination done at the State of NH level to qualify a tax exempt organization like this very under-used and seasonally closed campground and cottage use at the Weirs hillside, overlooking Lake Winnipesaukee. According to google, the last New Hampshire Civil War veteran was a Laconia resident who passed away in 1945 at the age of 99, and that was 75-years ago. If you want to visit a Civil War memorial in Laconia, I suggest you check out the one next to former train depot building.