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Originally Posted by upthesaukee
Actually there was talk about trying to get some businesses to buy the property and then donate it to the town. However, nearly a million dollars was a lot of money to ask the local businesses to pony up, only to turn it over to the town.
I don't know how you expected to have the town take it over... and 7 units at a minimum of about $400k is $2.8 million in tax base for revenue...and that will only increase.
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It is sad to me that the almighty dollar is always, it appears, the final decision maker. You and I both have an interest in the recreation of our town's citizens and especially the children, so I am a little surprised at your response. Yes, one could say that a lot could be done with the tax income, but on the other hand, having raised teenagers in this town, I know the parking lot in Alton Bay is a most favored hangout, and I am no fool about what goes on there. It just seemed to me that it was a missed opportunity for a great teen center, an example of which existed when it was a roller rink.
Too many times I have seen in the politics of Alton, the failure of the "the greater good" to be considered. I don't know how to combat that, as I don't have the savvy necessary to run for office myself. I'm a "heart on the sleeve" type of gal and would fail miserably. I do wish we could find some folks who would run that put the needs of our town's children, safety, and the environment first. But, I guess, judging from the voting record of our NH senator and representatives, as well as other things that have happened in Alton, that is pretty much a pipe dream. So, we'll still have boats ripping across our Bay at 80 mph, condos in the middle of the equivalent of Alton Bay's town green, and who knows what's next. Maybe we should just turn the swim dock into boat docks so we can make spaces for more income generating adults. After all, 8-year-olds only buy kiddie sized ice cream cones. I'm just pretty discouraged about what I've seen "develop ???" in the last 20 years.