Paradise Is in the Rough for Belmont Man by ERIK ZYGMONT [email protected] Know.” Went Solar, Another Move Rather Than Pay Public Ahead of His Time
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ECRWSS PRESORT STD U.S. Postage PAID Winnisquam Echo Postal Customer Winnisquam Echo THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 2008 SERVING TILTON, NORTHFIELD, BELMONT & SANBORNTON, N.H. FREE Paradise is in the rough for Belmont man BY ERIK ZYGMONT [email protected] know.” went solar, another move Rather than pay Public ahead of his time. BELMONT — Going Service of New Hampshire “Doing solar power was green is the trend these days, to extend its electricity lines always something I’d but George Nudd has been way back onto his 113-acre dreamed about trying,” he living a low-impact lifestyle property, Nudd used battery said. since 1985, simply because he power to meet his basic Nudd’s home is located off didn’t want to pay $10,000 and needs, and he went without a Province Road near the sign a contract with the util- lot of luxuries. Gilmanton border. A crude ity company. “We pumped water by wooden sign marks his ad- “I’m just trying to be in- hand with a pitcher pump,” dress, and a long dirt drive- dependent,” said Nudd. “I’m he said. “We got sick of that.” way winds through wood- a Yankee I guess; I don’t Five years later,in 1990, he land and clearings before his log home, which he built over one summer, comes in- to view. The open land sur- Belmont to form new rounding his house and sep- arate garage, with woods be- yond and no houses or roads development council in sight, gives the property BY ERIK ZYGMONT the feel of a remote outpost [email protected] a new business establishes it- or compound. Settlers’ self in town, from early Plan- homes on the American fron- BELMONT — Following ning Board hearings, to in- tier probably looked like PHOTO BY ERIK ZYGMONT through on the theme he spections through the Fire this. George Nudd shows off the solar panels that sustain his independent lifestyle. adopted during his two suc- Department, to interactions Nudd’s solar panel, which cessful runs for office, Se- with the Sewer Commission. is mounted behind his home, lectman Ron Cormier is “The goal is to try to make uses a “track rack” system to Fire leaves newcomers homeless spearheading an effort to put the process more business- follow the sun across the sky. together a new town council friendly,” Cormier said. The hollow metal frame that BY ERIK ZYGMONT home they were renting and later, Martinez said that she focused on economic devel- “Some pieces of it work rela- houses the panels is filled [email protected] many possessions in the af- saw smoke in the kitchen opment. tively smoothly, and some with a gas that heats up with SANBORNTON — A ternoon fire. that appeared to be coming “It’s still just the very ear- don’t. I’ve heard some com- the sun’s warmth. As the house fire last Thursday has Lorraine Martinez, who up through the floor.She ran ly stages of trying to develop plaints.” heated gas rises, it moves the left a family of six homeless was home alone that day,said out on to the deck, she said, the idea,” said Cormier, The council’s second metal frame in which it is for the time being. that she smelled smoke and saw that a side of the though he did mention it at charge would be to deter- trapped. Lorraine and Ricky Mar- around 3:00 p.m. house was on fire. the annual joint meeting be- mine in what parts of town Nudd also has a propane tinez, who both work at Win- “I walked around the Martinez said that her tween Belmont’s boards ear- to focus economic develop- generator for supplemental nisquam Regional School house and didn’t see any- phone had gone dead, but she lier this month. ment, and what type of eco- power.Last week, which was District, and their four chil- thing,” she said. screamed to her daughter to The council, he said, nomic development would be exceptionally sunny,the gen- dren, students in the district, When her daughter came call 911, which she did from would have two main best suited to the area. erator was not needed, he lost the 20 Skyline Drive home from school minutes a neighbor’s house. Mar- charges. First, it would look “The industrial thing is, I said, adding that he uses it tinez added that she and a at the process through which SEE BELMONT PAGE A12 SEE GRID PAGE A8 friend tried to put out the fire with a garden hose, but the effort was futile. “I dropped it and ran,” she said. Northfield, Highland Mt. According to a press re- lease from the Sanbornton Fire Department, engines move forward with agreement from Sanbornton and Bel- BY MEGHAN SIEGLER Glenn Smith. It was deeded the agreement is vital; High- mont, acting in mutual aid [email protected] by the Belle-Peabody Brown land Mountain, which was capacity,responded simulta- NORTHFIELD — After re- Foundation with the under- formerly a ski park, has neously to the fire call at 3:11 ceiving approval at Town standing that it would be acreage above and below the p.m. Meeting, Gravity Mountain made available to Boy Scouts town’s parcel. In order to A Sanbornton firefighter Inc., the corporation behind for camping trips. make a good beginner’s trail arrived on the scene 3 min- Highland Mountain Bike “It’s relatively land- that doesn’t involve veering utes later, and, upon seeing Park, is moving forward with locked,” Smith said. off the downhill slope and heavy smoke coming from plans to construct a bike trail Smith explained that part heading back uphill, which the building, requested a on a town-owned parcel of of the deal with GMI is that, is the only way the trail “first alarm,” which brought land that abuts its property in exchange for the right to would be able to remain fully additional engines from Bel- and will meet with the Board construct a trail, GMI will on GMI’s property, Hayes mont, Gilford, Laconia, and of Selectmen next Tuesday create an easement on its said the only alternative is to Tilton-Northfield. to review a detailed proposal. own property that will guar- cut through the town’s land. Engine 1 from Sanborn- “That side of the moun- antee public access to the Hayes said he expects the ton was the first to arrive at tain is the mellow side,” bike town-owned parcel. Right Boy Scouts will find that they the fire at 3:20 p.m. The fire park owner Mark Hayes said, now, the Scouts have to seek still have plenty of room to crews fought flames in the explaining that the trail will permission from GMI each camp and that the trail won’t basement and first floor, and be a much-needed beginner’s time it needs to cross through be a big interference. But to the blaze was declared “un- trail. “We can’t be scaring the bike park property to get make sure everyone will be der control” at 3:47 p.m., ac- people away with extreme to the town-owned parcel. happy prior to the trail being cording to the press release. terrain … it will be a very Though GMI has always al- built, the Scouts, along with No injuries were report- well manicured piece of lowed this, both Smith and the selectmen and the Con- PHOTO BY MATT PERLOFF ed. land.” Hayes said it would make an servation Commission, will Winnisquam High School’s Rico Santamaria leaves the competition Lorraine Martinez said The intended trail will go informal agreement formal meet on May 3 for a site vis- behind as he wraps up his record-setting effort in the 400-meter that Police Chief Mark Bar- through a 10-acre parcel of and thus less of a hassle for it. A walk through will give dash during last Saturday’s LGB Invitational at Gilford High School. ton, who is her neighbor,and land that was deeded to the both parties. all parties the opportunity to The Bears have several veteran athletes looking to boost the boys’ the first Sanbornton fire- Town of Northfield in 1993, “They don’t have to call see where the bike trail will team in the Class M-S standings, while the girls, last year’s runner- fighter to arrive on the scene according to Town Adminis- me up and say,‘Can we come go as well as where the ease- ups, will look to make some noise with younger talent taking the managed to save her cat, trator this weekend?’,” Hayes said. ment – a separate trail that reins. which they could hear cry- From GMI’s standpoint, SEE AGREEMENT PAGE A2 SEE FIRE PAGE A12 INDEX Lucky On a mission Volume 5 • Number 6 ● dogs Sports............................A10-11 A Sanbornton church Curtain closes Local News ..................A2-2,13 is looking for mission ©2008, Salmon Winnisquam work volunteers. 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