Lakeport Landing business

[AC2717]

here it is period point blank!

THERE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE FEELINGS IN BUSINESS. what would someone not want to take out their competitor to generate more business for themselves

Now not saying this situation at hand is ethical, but if it is legal, then there is nothing to say about it, you choose where you want to spend your money. Everyone had a right to bid on the property and this is what happened. You cannot punish the winner because the others feelings were hurt. Someone might have chosen to over pay and only time will tell if it works out, someone might have tried to pay actual value and because they did not over pay will have that money in their pocket, who knows.

the beauty of Economics and Capitalism.
- it is apart of what makes this country great!

[sum-r breeze]

Originally Posted by AC2717

here it is period point blank!

THERE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE FEELINGS IN BUSINESS. what would someone not want to take out their competitor to generate more business for themselves

Now not saying this situation at hand is ethical, but if it is legal, then there is nothing to say about it, you choose where you want to spend your money. Everyone had a right to bid on the property and this is what happened. You cannot punish the winner because the others feelings were hurt. Someone might have chosen to over pay and only time will tell if it works out, someone might have tried to pay actual value and because they did not over pay will have that money in their pocket, who knows.

the beauty of Economics and Capitalism.
- it is apart of what makes this country great!

Do you want to talk ethics? Have a conversation with Kevin from Paugus Bay Marine about what was done to him by the Blizzards. I said it before on this forum and I will say it again. My old Italian grandmother used to warn me in broken English...."If you do bad things then bad things will happen to you." Business is business...leave your "feelings" at the door. Good business practices are rewarded and bad ones come back to bite you in the a$$

The Breeze
Wave 'cuz I'll be wavin' back

[Just Sold]

My observation is that Lakeport Landing did not make a reasonable offer using the conditions put forth by the City Council. They tried to alter the conditions and that move blew up in their face. They lost fair and square to the higher bidder. That is what happens in any real estate deal be it commercial or residential. Erica Blizzard and Lakeport Landing made their bed and they have to sleep in it.

[brk-lnt]

Originally Posted by Just Sold

My observation is that Lakeport Landing do not make a reasonable offer using the conditions put forth by the City Council. They tried to alter the conditions and that move blew up in their face. They lost fair and square to the higher bidder. That is what happens in any real estate deal be it commercial or residential. Erica Blizzard and Lakeport Landing made their bed and they have to sleep in it.

Of course everyone is assuming they had infinite financial resources to engage in a bidding war.

[Charlie T]

Originally Posted by brk-lnt

Of course everyone is assuming they had infinite financial resources to engage in a bidding war.

If I had to guess I'd think that much of the financial reserves that Lakeport may have saved up over the years have gone to legal fees. I guess you reap what you sow

[laketrout]

There is always room for compromise in this case between Irwin and Lakeport/Blizzard's but the deep pockets won out this time. However I do not the whole story

[secondcurve]

Originally Posted by laketrout

There is always room for compromise in this case between Irwin and Lakeport/Blizzard's but the deep pockets won out this time. However I do not the whole story

Why should there be a compromise? The city was selling a property and two parties were interested. One party bid modestly above the appraised value and the other party bid significantly below the appraised value? Given the difficult fiscal condition most cities and towns face today it is incumbent to maximize value where possible. If the selectman sold the property to the lower bidder that would be equivalent to stealing from the Laconia tax payers.

[BroadHopper]

Originally Posted by secondcurve

Why should there be a compromise? The city was selling a property and two parties were interested. One party bid modestly above the appraised value and the other party bid significantly below the appraised value? Given the difficult fiscal condition most cities and towns face today it is incumbent to maximize value where possible. If the selectman sold the property to the lower bidder that would be equivalent to stealing from the Laconia tax payers.

The problem is spending the money wisely. With the current track record it will be like throwing money down the drain!

[Resident 2B]

Originally Posted by Just Sold

My observation is that Lakeport Landing do not make a reasonable offer using the conditions put forth by the City Council. They tried to alter the conditions and that move blew up in their face. They lost fair and square to the higher bidder. That is what happens in any real estate deal be it commercial or residential. Erica Blizzard and Lakeport Landing made their bed and they have to sleep in it.

I agree. I understand Erica stated that money can buy whatever you want in Laconia. Not a direct quote, but that was the jest of her statement. Open bidding is clearly top bid gets the property as long as the minimum is met. That is the way it is.

R2B

[sum-r breeze]

Originally Posted by Resident 2B

I agree. I understand Erica stated that money can buy whatever you want in Laconia. Not a direct quote, but that was the jest of her statement. Open bidding is clearly top bit gets the property as long as the minimum is met. That is the way it is.

R2B

Welcome to the real world Honey.....Time to put your big girl pants on!!

The Breeze
Wave 'cuz I'll be wavin' back

[fatlazyless]

In today's Saturday Union Leader, article says that Erica Blizzard would have bid more had she known it would go to the highest offer, and she is asking the city council to re-consider their decision.

Sounds like there was some type of miss-communication or miss-understanding between the two parties, the City of Laconia and Erica,or maybe she just got incorrect council from her attorney?

hmmmm.....doesn't a higher price usually send the loudest message?


The vote to accept the higher offer was 4-2 city councilors, so stay tuned to see if the vote is again 4-2 to not re-consider? This seems to be getting over-complicated?

[meredith weekender]

Lakeport Landing (Erica) had her chance to put in her best and final bid. She chose to keep her bid amount the same. Irwin outbid Lakeport and therefore they won the bid. End of story, DONE.

[Resident 2B]

How can anyone running a business not understand the open bidding process? Even worse, how does she continue to carry on like she was fooled? Unbelievable in my opinion. If the bidding is re-opened because Erica did not understand what was happening and then she wins, why would Irwin not bring a costly lawsuit against the City of Laconia?

When you are in the game, you learn the rules before you play the game. Ignorance of the rules is not something you complain about after you lose.

R2B

[secondcurve]

Originally Posted by Resident 2B

How can anyone running a business not understand the open bidding process? Even worse, how does she continue to carry on like she was fooled? Unbelievable in my opinion. If the bidding is re-opened because Erica did not understand what was happening and then she wins, why would Irwin not bring a costly lawsuit against the City of Laconia?

When you are in the game, you learn the rules before you play the game. Ignorance of the rules is not something you complain about after you lose.

R2B

R2B

I wouldn't worry too much about the bidding process being reopened after Blizzard called out the councilmen in the newspaper. Any chance of a second look at the matter went out the window when she chastised the councilmen publicly.

[fatlazyless]

Well ..... in a few days or so ... time will tell what happens with a possible re-consideration. As already mentioned, the vote to accept the higher offer was 4-2, so's it is probably safe to assume the two will vote yes to a re-consideration, and then it would require just ONE of the four votes to switch for a 3-3 vote. At that point, am not sure what the protocol is..... does a tie 3-3 vote then go to the mayor to decide in case of a tie vote?

And, then the bids would be higher, with more money for the city, so's the city would most likely get a higher price if a re-consideration is the outcome ..... that would make a bigger income .... for the City .... more money, more money, more money....ka-ching, ka-chang, ka-ching ... for the City!

[Lakeboater]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Well ..... in a few days or so ... time will tell what happens with a possible re-consideration. As already mentioned, the vote to accept the higher offer was 4-2, so's it is probably safe to assume the two will vote yes to a re-consideration, and then it would require just ONE of the four votes to switch for a 3-3 vote. At that point, am not sure what the protocol is..... does a tie 3-3 vote then go to the mayor to decide in case of a tie vote?

And, then the bids would be higher, with more money for the city, so's the city would most likely get a higher price if a re-consideration is the outcome ..... that would make a bigger income .... for the City .... more money, more money, more money....ka-ching, ka-chang, ka-ching ... for the City!

I believe that the reconsideration vote has to come from 2 of the councilman that were in favor of the sale to Irwin not the 2 that opposed the sale.

[fatlazyless]

http://www.laconiadailysun.com/index...er-marina-vote


.... and here's hope'n that this link actually works! Say-hey....it actually works....am I good....or am I good......I am the greatest! ...ugh!

.....now, back to figuring out what the h is going on with Lakeport Landing and Irwin's as they duke it out for a long narrow .81 acre of land, owned by the City of Laconia, that is apparently very dear to both of them!

[Patiently Watching]

What a waste of time and money...

If this property were really important to her, she would have bid accordingly.

[secondcurve]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

http://www.laconiadailysun.com/index...er-marina-vote


.... and here's hope'n that this link actually works! Say-hey....it actually works....am I good....or am I good......I am the greatest! ...ugh!

.....now, back to figuring out what the h is going on with Lakeport Landing and Irwin's as they duke it out for a long narrow .81 acre of land, owned by the City of Laconia, that is apparently very dear to both of them!

Thanks FLL. Blizzard was surprised that the city voted to sell to Irwin? What part of "submit your highest and best offer" did she not understand? Irwin won fair and square. Further, Laconia could use these funds for any of a number of good causes such as reinvestment in the Weirs, etc. I will be dumfounded if their original decision is reversed.

[BroadHopper]

Irwin's was well aware Blizzard bid, so they bid higher. I'm surprised Blizzard did not counter offer unless Irwin bid was at the last minute and Blizzard did not have a chance to for a counter offer. I've seen this before in other bids around the country. Certainly not fair but like everything else it is a game played within the rules.

[Resident 2B]

Originally Posted by BroadHopper

Irwin's was well aware Blizzard bid, so they bid higher. I'm surprised Blizzard did not counter offer unless Irwin bid was at the last minute and Blizzard did not have a chance to for a counter offer. I've seen this before in other bids around the country. Certainly not fair but like everything else it is a game played within the rules.

Aren't these sealed bids due in hand on a date and time made public to all? If so, there is no counter bidding.

This was a re-bid, so going into it, both parties knew what the other bid on the first round in which both bids were rejected by Laconia as being unacceptably low. That, in itself, told both parties to bring their bids up. Irwin increased their bid, but Blizzard did not.

R2B

[Patiently Watching]

Should have put her best foot forward - no surprise who the other bidder would be and their potential motivation.

Once again, she gambled and big. Nothing new...

[secondcurve]

Originally Posted by Patiently Watching

Should have put her best foot forward - no surprise who the other bidder would be and their potential motivation.

Once again, she gambled and big. Nothing new...

And likely she will lose big, AGAIN.

[Broken Glass]

It takes a lot of balls to survive in business these days. It takes no balls at all to sit back and criticize someone that you admittedly don't even know. This thread has turned into a disturbing bunch of comments, from people that get big balls behind their keyboard, but really have no balls at all....

[fatlazyless]

......like wow....and holy smokes....that's pretty amazing how this finally ended up Monday night, July 13.....with the councilor's voting 3-3, and the deciding vote cast by the mayor to not re-consider, and to accept the much higher offer from Irwin's.



Most likely, having the mayor be responsible for the deciding vote could have swayed the six councilors to split their votes by 3-3, as opposed to making the decision themselves, and serving up the ball into his court.



Is it all over, or will there be a follow up lawsuit ... and isn't that what happened originally, 30-years ago, back in 1985..... a lawsuit which lead to the creation of the three 10-year leases.



Back 30-years ago, in 1985, Irwin Marine sued the City of Laconia because it felt it had been an unfair sale, and now 30-years later, in 2015, it seems likely that Lakeport Landing will sue the City of Laconia because it feels it is an unfair sale.

[Seaplane Pilot]

http://www.laconiadailysun.com/index...over-bid-award

I hope they stick it to the City of Laconia.

[fatlazyless]

So's ...... what to do with the money?

Wouldn't it be nice if the City of Laconia directs all their $528,000 Irwin Marine high offer bid toward the construction of the www.wowtrail.org ...... making several miles ..... Laconia to Meredith .... about 9-miles total .... of the Winnipesaukee waterfront available to the public for the WOW trail, walking and bicycling paved trail ...... $528,000 public money well spent! You could probably go bicycling from April 1 to December 10, give or take a couple weeks, depending on the natural snowfall. That could be a very happening bicycle and walking, public rail-trail ....... like WOW!


Once it finally gets built, people will say 'so how come we didn't do this 30-years ago .....the WOW trail is super-duper.' It would bring a lot of people on bicycles through the Weirs Beach area.

[AC2717]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

So's ...... what to do with the money?

Wouldn't it be nice if the City of Laconia directs all their $528,000 Irwin Marine high offer bid toward the construction of the www.wowtrail.org ...... making several miles ..... Laconia to Meredith .... about 9-miles total .... of the Winnipesaukee waterfront available to the public for the WOW trail, walking and bicycling paved trail ...... $528,000 public money well spent! You could probably go bicycling from April 1 to December 10, give or take a couple weeks, depending on the natural snowfall. That could be a very happening bicycle and walking, public rail-trail ....... like WOW!


Once it finally gets built, people will say 'so how come we didn't do this 30-years ago .....the WOW trail is super-duper.'

yeah because they should take away private property of others and give it to the public who will neglect it. that ship sailed years ago. I for one if were an owner on that proposed trail would fight it tooth and nail

next useless comment????

[Mr. V]

next useless comment????

How about this useless comment:

Why wasn't the property sold by a competitive, public bidding process, i.e. at public auction, where each prospective purchaser knows what the other bidders have bid, and has the opportunity to increase their own bid?

That would be fair and transparent.

[SAMIAM]

Originally Posted by AC2717

yeah because they should take away private property of others and give it to the public who will neglect it. that ship sailed years ago. I for one if were an owner on that proposed trail would fight it tooth and nail

next useless comment????

Wouldn't that be nice......a beautiful chain link fence all the way from Lakeport the the Weirs. Can't think of a better use for waterfront property. Bet Southdown owners would be thrilled.

[Major]

Originally Posted by SAMIAM

Wouldn't that be nice......a beautiful chain link fence all the way from Lakeport the the Weirs.Can't think of a better use for waterfront property.Bet Southdown owners would be thrilled.

Phase III of the WOW trail will never happen. They can't even get financing for Phase II. The expense of connecting Lakeport to Paugus Park Road alone is cost prohibitive, let alone the warchest of funds South Down and Long Bay have collected to fight the expansion.

[Winnisquamer]

Another trail for people to do drugs and leave drug paraphernalia on. I don't even enjoy walking to my car in Laconia never mind that new trail.

[Phantom]

Originally Posted by SAMIAM

Wouldn't that be nice......a beautiful chain link fence all the way from Lakeport the the Weirs.Can't think of a better use for waterfront property.Bet Southdown owners would be thrilled.

That's a shame because one thing MA does have is some pretty nice "Rail Trails" ..... including one in my town that winds between currently two towns (Hudson/Marlboro) with plans for five towns (Acton/Maynard/Stow/Hudson/Marlboro)

http://www.townofhudson.org/public_d...onma_exec/ARRT


http://www.traillink.com/state/ma-trails.aspx
.

[Woodsy]

WOW Trail is a GREAT idea...

But that being said there is NO reason why there has to be an ugly chain link fence between the trail and the railroad tracks... The state is way off on this. Its not like this is a high speed rail corridor!!!

As far as Southdown Shores goes, they can fight, bitch and complain all they want... They DO NOT OWN the RR tracks or the waterfront! The State of NH does! They might get a court to delay the project, but inevitably it will happen. The state can start by NOT renewing the leases on the docks & waterfront and revoke the existing RR Track crossings... Ultimately the state will prevail. Especially when the Right of way is in the plans originally submitted for Southdown.

Sorry if I offended some of my Southdown friends.. but I absolutely abhor the NIMBY attitude of some people... The lake is for EVERYONE!

Woodsy

[Resident 2B]

I also hope the WOW trail gets completed without a fence. This is public land that should be enjoyed by the public. It is that simple.

No idea why the SDS folks think they can stop it. They need to read the documents they should have received when they purchased. Their docks are connected to shoreline SDS does not own. Biggest reason I did not buy there.

R2B

[Major]

Originally Posted by Resident 2B

I also hope the WOW trail gets completed without a fence. This is public land that should be enjoyed by the public. It is that simple.

No idea why the SDS folks think they can stop it. They need to read the documents they should have received when they purchased. Their docks are connected to shoreline SDS does not own. Biggest reason I did not buy there.

R2B

My understanding is that the right of way does not necessarily extend to the water's edge, but is defined by a certain width. I am not an expert on SD/LB legal position, but we are certainly well funded for a fight.

Practically speaking, if the Wow trail folks can't raise $1M or so to complete Phase II, there is absolutely no way they will be able to raise the $10M+ to complete Phase III. Right now it's a pipe dream.

[secondcurve]

Originally Posted by Seaplane Pilot

http://www.laconiadailysun.com/index...over-bid-award

I hope they stick it to the City of Laconia.

Apparently the issue is Mr. Blizzard and now his daughter believe that there was a right of first refusal extended to them on the property but there wasn't any paperwork executed or filed with the land court. Verbal agreements, if in fact there was one, don't mean much with respect to real estate. In fact they mean nothing. I think they are wasting time and money but if you get good counsel sometimes you can prevail. It will be interesting to watch it work its way through the courts. If Blizzard is successful reversing the Pending sale, I'd imagine the city will be sued by Irwin for breech of contract. What a mess.

[BroadHopper]

When it comes to court cases has not been good. I often wonder if they ever seek legal council before they open their mouths? Or financial advise for that matter as in the case citizens are ask to fill a w-9 form so that they can receive refunds? I wonder where they got their city manager?

[BroadHopper]

A while back the good governor Hassen had the idea to 'rent' the railroad rights to the folks that actually use the land between the tracks and the water line. You heard right the state can reap in a huge sum of money in this venture. It is still in the works and legally can happen! I can see Southdown spending huge sum of money to prevent this from happening.

Oh and the state can allow the WOW trail to venture next to the tracks through Southdown legally! It will happen eventually!

Same as the old Lake Shore Railroad! A number of property owners between Glendale and up to just before Ame's Farm had to remove structures built on the old rail bed for the Winni sewer project back in the 80's. There is an effort going on to make a bike trail on the old bed between Gilford and Alton. It can happen despite property owners saying they can't use their land. If they look at their deeds the state never gave up the rights. I can see all those McMansions on Rte 11 either torn up or move for the new bike trail or the eventual goal of the Winni Basin Sewer Project to surround the lake with a sewer line.

[winnipiseogee]

My family is from Cape Cod and I can remember all the bitching when the rail trail was proposed down there. Same complaints we hear in the lakes region about derelicts using the trail, invasion of people's privacy (because apparently the property owners didn't realize they had a railroad in their back yard when they bought the place).

Of course now the Cape Cod rail trail is a huge and unqualified success. Property values of homes immediately near the trail have seen HUGE increases because everyone wants to be near the trail. Of course sometimes karma doesn't seem to work and the people that bitched the most had the biggest financial gain from the trail.

[brk-lnt]

Originally Posted by winnipiseogee

My family is from Cape Cod and I can remember all the bitching when the rail trail was proposed down there. Same complaints we hear in the lakes region about derelicts using the trail, invasion of people's privacy (because apparently the property owners didn't realize they had a railroad in their back yard when they bought the place).

Of course now the Cape Cod rail trail is a huge and unqualified success. Property values of homes immediately near the trail have seen HUGE increases because everyone wants to be near the trail. Of course sometimes karma doesn't seem to work and the people that bitched the most had the biggest financial gain from the trail.

The general opposition to the trail in Southdown has been the ugly chainlink fence requirement. Personally, I don't think it will get much use, I think a lot of it will end up collecting trash (just look at existing segment), and I also think the general enthusiasm from the people who started this project has died down.

It's not exactly like Southdown is some impenetrable fortress, nobody is really worried about people "sneaking" in via the WOW trail, but people ARE concerned about an ugly fence. The only upside is that the fence would likely help keep the geese off the larger green areas.

[BroadHopper]

Originally Posted by brk-lnt

It's not exactly like Southdown is some impenetrable fortress, nobody is really worried about people "sneaking" in via the WOW trail, but people ARE concerned about an ugly fence. The only upside is that the fence would likely help keep the geese off the larger green areas.

Amen to that! Sort of like keeping the illegal immigrants at bay!

The Lake Shore railroad bed is obvious. I can't see how land owners don't see that there was a railroad bed through their property!

[fatlazyless]

Oh well ..... looks like Erica got stopped for a first time, hands-free cell phone violation by a state trooper in Laconia in September, and she is contesting it ..... live and learn? Wonder if getting stopped and cited for a violation was enough to get her to start using the 'hands on the steering wheel' blue-tooth? Her trial has been scheduled for January 25.

A first time, hands-free violation has a $124 fine, according to the article in today's Laconia Citizen.

"If the glove don't fit, then you must acquit!" ..... or something like ..... if you get a text, then make it wait till next!

http://www.citizen.com/news/2015-12-...violation.html

[secondcurve]

Originally Posted by fatlazyless

Oh well ..... looks like Erica got stopped for a first time, hands-free cell phone violation by a state trooper in Laconia in September, and she is contesting it ..... live and learn? Wonder if getting stopped and cited for a violation was enough to get her to start using the 'hands on the steering wheel' blue-tooth? Her trial has been scheduled for January 25.

A first time, hands-free violation has a $124 fine, according to the article in today's Laconia Citizen.

"If the glove don't fit, then you must acquit!" ..... or something like ..... if you get a text, then make it wait till next!

http://www.citizen.com/news/2015-12-...violation.html

Your link didn't work. Below is the article:

Blizzard contests hands-free violation
By BEA LEWIS
LACONIA – A city woman convicted in 2011 of negligent driving for nearly hitting a State Trooper attempting to stop her SUV on I-93 as she fiddled with her cell phone, is challenging a ticket for violating the state's new hands free law.

Erica Blizzard, 42, 65 Gold St., Laconia, was issued a citation by New Hampshire State Trooper Russell Holmes, after he stopped her 2013 GMC Yukon on Union Avenue, Laconia on Sept. 16, at 5:18 p.m.

She pleaded not guilty on Sept. 23 and appeared in the 4th Circuit District Division Laconia Court on Dec. 2, for a pretrial conference. Her trial has been scheduled for Jan. 25 at 8:30 a.m.

Presiding Judge James Carroll has recused himself from hearing the case. Prior to being named to the bench, Carroll was Belknap County Attorney and prosecuted Blizzard for causing a speedboat accident that killed her best friend.

In 2010, she was convicted of failing to keep a proper lookout when she ran aground on Diamond Island on Lake Winnipesaukee in 2008. Stephanie Beaudoin of Meredith, was killed in the crash, and Blizzard, and another passenger Nicole Shinopulos of Burlington, MA., were seriously injured.

She was sentenced to 12 months in jail, but was freed on work release after serving 35 days.

New Hampshire's hands-free law went into effect on July 1. Conviction on a first offense is punishable by a $124 fine. Motorists are now prohibited from using hand held electronic devices while driving, or temporarily halted in traffic for a stop sign, traffic light or other temporary delay. The ban includes cellular telephones, Global Positioning Systems (GPS’s), tablets, IPADS, IPODS, or any other devices that require data entry.

In August, Blizzard who operates Lakeport Landing Marina, filed suit against the City of Laconia, challenging the legality of the City Council's decision to sell as surplus to competitor Irwin Marine, the property her late father, Paul, built a boat showroom on and had rented from the city.

Since the hands-free law went into effect, the majority of the citations that have come before Judge Carroll have been resolved by being placed on file without a finding on the condition the defendant completes a defensive driving course within 60 to 90 days with proof to the court and the state, coupled with a good behavior mandate ranging from six months to a year.

[MalibuResponse]

I thought this thread was about a business real estate transaction and not someone getting pulled over for a traffic violation? I guess this goes to show you that there isn't much going on in the lakes region this time of year if the newspapers can only find this subject to write about.

[noreast]

How much is bluetooth? I'm sure the suv has hands free. Sometimes bad things just happen to good people. Nah, just a total lack of respect.

[Just Sold]

Warring marinas to square off in court.

http://www.citizen.com/news/2016-01-...w+News+Browser

[AC2717]

because of Stupidity (no matter which side you are on)

ding, ding, ding, lawyers win!!!!!

[BroadHopper]

Been spending an awfully lot of money of litigation fees lately. And losing! Seems like the lawyers paying PAC to the council?

[ericnh]

A lot of nice people work at Lakeport Landing and Erica is one of them. I don't think it is fair or nice to pick on her... I guarantee that there are people in your family that make mistakes and I bet you wouldn't appreciate them being called out in a public forum.

[DUSTOFF]

Originally Posted by ericnh

A lot of nice people work at Lakeport Landing and Erica is one of them. I don't think it is fair or nice to pick on her... I guarantee that there are people in your family that make mistakes and I bet you wouldn't appreciate them being called out in a public forum.

I thought the Lakeport Landing property was bought by Irwin's?

[upthesaukee]

Originally Posted by DUSTOFF

I thought the Lakeport Landing property was bought by Irwin's?

Irwin has bought land owned by Laconia and had been leased by Lakeport Landing. Lease ran out and there was not any extention. Irwin's and Lakeport Landing put in a bid, and Irwins was higher.

Still in litigation the last I heard, as to the legality of the bidding process.

[TiltonBB]

Lakeport Landing will still have the waterfront location with fuel, sales, service and numerous boat houses and boat slips rented to tenants.

The property that they may lose in about 18 months is the building and land on Union Ave that they have leased from the city of Laconia for 30 years.

[sum-r breeze]

Originally Posted by ericnh

A lot of nice people work at Lakeport Landing and Erica is one of them. I don't think it is fair or nice to pick on her... I guarantee that there are people in your family that make mistakes and I bet you wouldn't appreciate them being called out in a public forum.

So sorry but I beg to differ.......When you do bad things .....Bad things happen to you.

The Breeze
Wave 'cuz I'll be wavin' back

[fatlazyless]

Is hard to believe that such a contentious, long litigated ownership argument between Lakeport Landing, the City of Laconia, and Irwin Marine seems to result with a truly win-win-win outcome for all involved ..... including the Laconia property tax payer and Laconia residents and boaters and the two marina businesses and Bike Week and the Winni Railroad .... winners all around!

There was a builder's drawing of the future re-constructed Lakeport Fire Station as new home for Lakeport Landing marina ....... anyone have any information on what Irwin's plans to do with the existing Lakeport Landing building after it takes possession on November 1, 2017. Will Irwin be using it for Sea-Doo and Ski-Doo, ...... or what? ..... like will it have 200-different kayaks on display..... and 22'-long, single rowing sculls ...... maybe start selling and re-stringing tennis racquets and turn the top floor of their new building into a yoga studio?