Farm Island

[Pineedles]

Originally Posted by samosetguy

I didn't care about this issue until someone started attacking Camp Belknap. I'm 100% in support of Camp Belknap's interests. We need to preserve ways for more people (especially those less fortunate) to enjoy the lake.

Although I support Camp Belknap in this and as contributor, please don’t confuse the Camp with other camps that host less privileged kids from inner cities for free. When I attended in the early 60s, my parents paid and I assume it is that way still today.


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[FlyingScot]

Originally Posted by Pineedles

Although I support Camp Belknap in this and as contributor, please don’t confuse the Camp with other camps that host less privileged kids from inner cities for free. When I attended in the early 60s, my parents paid and I assume it is that way still today.


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Fair point--but one other difference from the 60s is that skyrocketing waterfront values make it more difficult for most families who aren't local to enjoy the lake. Belknap is making it possible for hundreds of kids each Summer to have the kind of access that is otherwise only available to those lucky enough to have waterfront homes.

[Roy_Hobbs]

Originally Posted by Pineedles

Although I support Camp Belknap in this and as contributor, please don’t confuse the Camp with other camps that host less privileged kids from inner cities for free. When I attended in the early 60s, my parents paid and I assume it is that way still today.


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While there are obviously plenty of paying campers, according to their last annual report they provided a bit over $200k in scholarship assistance in 2018 for campers who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford to attend.

[Pineedles]

Originally Posted by Roy_Hobbs

While there are obviously plenty of paying campers, according to their last annual report they provided a bit over $200k in scholarship assistance in 2018 for campers who otherwise wouldn’t be able to afford to attend.

Yes, that is true but I believe that this amount is consumed in their two tiered “honor” tuition. Whereby you can select the full or discounted price with no financial document backup required.


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[CowTimes]

Does anyone know where things stand today on the sale of Farm Island? It appears to still be listed as sale pending. I had thought the prospective purchaser had posted on this forum that he was going forward with the sale irrespective of what happens with the appeal of the planning board decision, which I took to mean he was waiving that development contingency in the sale. But I can’t find that post anymore (deleted? also possible that my memory is off). If that were true, I would have thought it would have closed already. It is also odd that it was publicly disclosed that the buyer’s contingency was to have expired months ago (the allegation was that Camp Belknap’s challenges at the planning board were to just delay the transaction past the expiration of the contingency so the Camp could swoop in and purchase the property).

[FlyingScot]

Originally Posted by CowTimes

Does anyone know where things stand today on the sale of Farm Island? It appears to still be listed as sale pending. I had thought the prospective purchaser had posted on this forum that he was going forward with the sale irrespective of what happens with the appeal of the planning board decision, which I took to mean he was waiving that development contingency in the sale. But I can’t find that post anymore (deleted? also possible that my memory is off). If that were true, I would have thought it would have closed already. It is also odd that it was publicly disclosed that the buyer’s contingency was to have expired months ago (the allegation was that Camp Belknap’s challenges at the planning board were to just delay the transaction past the expiration of the contingency so the Camp could swoop in and purchase the property).

Based on suggestions from one of you (thanks!), I made a donation to Belknap, and just got a thank-you note saying that they were still fighting. Separately, I did not find the Forum posts from the prospective buyer to be credible, so I would take his comments with a grain or two of salt

[codeman671]

I found this on craigslist today by chance:

https://nh.craigslist.org/reo/d/manc...042355886.html

[Descant]

Originally Posted by codeman671

I found this on craigslist today by chance:

https://nh.craigslist.org/reo/d/manc...042355886.html

1.1 acres? 405 frontage means about 100 feet deep. The first 50 feet of frontage is un-buildable. Then maybe 10-12 feet on the front for a deck or porch. There must be a setback from the back lot line. 20 feet? That doesn't give you much flexibility in locating a structure, especially if the septic is already there (or just designed) for a 4 BR house. What am I missing?

[codeman671]

Originally Posted by Descant

1.1 acres? 405 frontage means about 100 feet deep. The first 50 feet of frontage is un-buildable. Then maybe 10-12 feet on the front for a deck or porch. There must be a setback from the back lot line. 20 feet? That doesn't give you much flexibility in locating a structure, especially if the septic is already there (or just designed) for a 4 BR house. What am I missing?

I was wondering if Randy Owen was trying to broker off a piece, which appears to be the case. The boathouse and seasonal dock were mentioned in the Islandre ad, but it was 13.3 acres originally.

It is his cell# listed in the ad.

[fatlazyless]

"Electric service from the mainland is already on the island."

Hey Randy, is this really true right now, or is it just a sales pitch type of a creative line that can get done sometime, later on ..... you know what I mean?