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I found the article.....front page lead article Wed Jan 17 Laconia Daily Sun....dug it out from my pile.... being a slob is sometimes helpfull. This little paper, the Laconia Daily Sun, has terrific coverage on local governmental issues like this.....very detailed and well researched.....terrific writers...not on the internet....it contains many local display and classified ads so plenty people must know about it.

The article is too long for me to type it out but here's the first three paragraphs.

Waterfront lease is terminated by Executive Council.................. by Michael Kitch

CONCORD - In a major reversal of form the Executive Council last week refused to renew the lease of state-owned waterfront property held by a Laconia resident. By a vote of three to two, the council denied the request of Raymond Spinosa of 5 Paradise Drive to renew his lease of 52-feet of railroad property fronting on Paugus Bay.
Councilors Beverly Hollingsworth (D-Hampton), Debora Pignatelli (D-Nashua) and Ray Wieczorek (R-Manchester) voted in the majority to terminate the lease with Councilors John Shea (D-Keene) and Ray Burton (R-Bath) dissenting. The request was the first to come before the Executive Council since the Democrats captured a majority on the council in the general election last November.
Although the full impact of the decision is not altogether clear, it suggests that the council may not only deny requests for new leases but also refuse to renew existing leases, effectively reversing the practice it has pursued since the mid-1990s. The impact on waterfront developements like South Down Shores in Laconia and 18 Mile Point in Meredith as well as individual homeowners could be signifigant.
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Last year the issue became the source of growing controversy as state agencies, environmental groups. and local officials began expressing concern at the environmental impacts of increasing shoreline developement while some legislators questioned the benefit of relinquishing a public asset, especially for
a fraction of its market value.
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last paragraph

The Long Range Capital Planning and Utilization Committee tabled the request of developer Phil Brouillard to lease 1305' on Lake Winnisquam in Belmont, which would provide nine seasonal docks for Sun Lake Village, a 24-lot subdivision.