48 New Condos Overlooking the Lake

[Descant]

I spent a winter in the Weirs area m any years ago. There were few people there; the only businesses open were the Superette, the Fire Station and the Post Office. Occasionally a train went through. Lakeside Ave was plowed, but there was certainly no reason to clear sidewalks. Not much has changed, except the PO and the Fire Station moved to Rt 11B.

[John Mercier]

Originally Posted by Descant

I spent a winter in the Weirs area m any years ago. There were few people there; the only businesses open were the Superette, the Fire Station and the Post Office. Occasionally a train went through. Lakeside Ave was plowed, but there was certainly no reason to clear sidewalks. Not much has changed, except the PO and the Fire Station moved to Rt 11B.

The reason is to avoid the lawsuit.
Belmont has a sidewalk that runs down past the town beach to the Laconia city line... it has no real value... but we were sued under the ADA for not keeping it cleared.

[Descant]

Originally Posted by John Mercier

The reason is to avoid the lawsuit.
Belmont has a sidewalk that runs down past the town beach to the Laconia city line... it has no real value... but we were sued under the ADA for not keeping it cleared.

Geesh! A good lawyer for Belmont would have gotten postponements until the snow melted and then it would have been a moot question. You'rte taking this thread waaaay too seriously. You don't remember when Lakeside Ave was plowed in a manner that allowed the fire department to spray an area for a skating rink?

[John Mercier]

No. It would arise again as I am sure that you understand that it snows in future years. The ruling would stand, and another court case would not be needed except to determine damages.

I remember a lot of things in Laconia on Lakeside and there abouts. I also remember that they occurred at a different time under different regulations and conditions.

I think you could find several snowmobilers that could relate coming from Lilly Pond down to Karl's and then needing the sidewalk over the bridge covered with snow to control their machines so they could get back down onto the rail.

The trip to Karl's was legal at the time because the law required land to posted against usage, and the rail was/is legal when snowcovered between the posted dates. The trip over the bridge on the sidewalk was never legal... but Laconia DPW gave up on keeping it clean as we would just push it back down into the sidewalk.

We just aren't in those times anymore.