JANUARY 14, 2010 GILFORD, N.H. - FREE Winnipesaukee communities discuss water quality concerns BY ERIN PLUMMER smaller scale for a possible considered impaired and the [email protected] greater chance of success, as state will become involved in MEREDITH — Communi- it would be more manage- the lake. A lake at over eight ties and state officials are able. This approach could parts per billion is consid- taking steps toward improv- identify pollution sources ered mesotrophic, the next ing water quality on Lake and identify clear regulatory stage of degradation from Winnipesaukee with the re- authority and greater coor- healthier oligotrophic. lease of unfavorable data on dination of efforts. Lake Winnipesaukee as a the condition of various ar- The presentation was part whole is considered olig- eas of the lake. of a watershed planning an otrophic with a summer me- Representatives from the implementation process that dian of 6 ppb of phosphorous Department of Environmen- started in 2006. over the past 10 years and a tal Services, North Country Erica Anderson of the LR- historical median of 4.9 ppb. Resource, Conservation, and PC and Pat Tarpey from A study of Meredith, Pau- Development, the Lakes Re- North Country RC and D pre- gus, and Sanders Bays and gion Planning Commission, sented a series of charts for Lake Waukewan showed es- the University of New Hamp- recent water quality studies timated 2009 phosphorous shire, representatives from done on Meredith Bay in levels with and without Best Moultonboro, Laconia, Gil- Meredith, Paugus Bay in La- Management Practices ford, and Holderness, and conia, and Sanders Bay in (BMP’s), which are meas- PHOTOS BY JOSH SPAULDING other interested parties Gilford as well as Lake ures to mitigate the amount School ski came out for a meeting in Waukewan, which washes of phosphorous going into Meredith last Tuesday to ad- into Winnipesaukee. The the lake. Without BMP’s, Gilford High School’s Guy Rice*above) finished 19th overall in a time of 14:39 at the New Hampshire dress water quality on local main focus was on phospho- Lake Waukewan is at 17.9 Coaches Series race at Whitaker Woods in North Conway Saturday. Monique Baron (pictured below) was 18th in the girls' race in 17:38. subwatersheds. rous levels, higher numbers ppb, Meredith Bay at 10.1, Conservation officials dis- of which can lead to lake Paugus Bay at 7, and Sanders cussed looking at a subwa- health issues. Bay at 8.3. With Best Man- tershed approach to address- According to state stan- agement Practices, Wauke- ing water quality on Win- dards, a lake with 7.2 parts wan would be at 18.9, Mered- nipesaukee, working on a per billion of phosphorous is ith Bay at 8.6, Paugus at 6.6, and Sanders at 7.2. The more area of land you Residents purchase Lakes have for a watershed, the higher the phosphorous lev- els,” Anderson said, noting Region Mobile Home Village that this accounts for the BY LAUREN TINER Paul Henley, conversion high levels of phosphorous [email protected] specialist for NHCLF, said in Lake Waukewan as it has Residents of the Lakes Re- the 100 different families lo- more land base to a smaller gion Mobile Home Village in cated in the park gave noth- lake area. Gilford can now call them- ing but positive feedback Tarpey said the state selves proud home and when it came to purchasing looks at Lake Win- landowners, after making it their own community. Park nipesaukee as one whole as- the 94th resident-owned owner Gerd Laudien was sessment as it is a large vol- manufactured housing com- ready to retire and had done ume of water handling pol- munity in New Hampshire business before with NHCLF, lution levels. as of Dec. 30. said Henley. Urban activity accounts With the help of New “We work with the resi- Hampshire Community dents and help them pur- SEE WATER PAGE A6 Loan Fund’s ROC-NH pro- chase parks,” said Henley. gram, residents formed a co- “We had very positive feed- operative and purchased the back from the very begin- park for $3.5 million. Owner- ning. Residents were happy Committee stalls vote on warrant articles ship of not only their homes, to own the park.” BY LAUREN TINER The School Board present- warrant articles, Communi- where the committee stands [email protected] but the land beneath them Henley said NHCLF met ed a warrant article to the ty Health and Hospice, Child on these warrants before the guarantees that LRMHV res- with about 70 to 80 residents During their final school committee pertaining to leas- and Family Services, and petitions go to the town in idents will avoid rent in- at meetings, where they ex- and town budget review last ing out the old library as the Genesis will be voted on at a March, but committee mem- creases, park closures, and plained how the process Thursday, the Budget Com- SAU office. The committee later date. bers argued that most voters can now benefit from mort- worked, and why it would mittee voted to postpone ac- supported that article, but Chair of the Budget Com- will be in favor of the war- gage terms, home value, and tion on town warrants until others on the warrant, in- mittee Dick Hickok said the rants, despite the commit- equity loans. SEE MOBILE HOME PAGE A10 after their public hearing. cluding the 2010 petitioned public would like to know tee’s usual disapproval of outside agencies. Committee member Dale Dormody suggested holding Huot Center reaches broad spectrum of students off on a vote, since no agency representatives turned up at makes sense for students in tricts. If the center sees ren- planned to meet with every the meeting. smaller schools to branch ovations, the extended com- local school district to pres- “I can’t support any of out to the center for a broad- munity may benefit even ent on the future of the Huot these (warrants) because no er array of programs. more so, said Davis. Center, and said he was al- one showed up,” said Dor- “We have definitely seen Although school board ways open to new projects. mody who anticipated some an increase in numbers,” member Kurt Weber said he Gilford Superintendent Paul would show up at the hear- said Davis. “We have ex- would like to see a few more DeMinico suggested that Gil- ing. “What they have to say panded our programs, and IT classes developed, board ford students, enrolled in the is important to me. They re- there are more options now. member Sue Allen said the construction, plumbing and serve the right, and we have We have a great relationship culinary program at the heating program, help with the right to bring it up as a with guidance staff (at local Huot Center supported her the old library/SAU office vote again after the hear- high schools), and adminis- daughter in her future career renovations in the near ing.” tration.” at Johnson & Wales Univer- future. School Board representa- The Gilford School Dis- sity. tive and committee member trict, as well as Belmont, Davis told the board he SEE HUOT PAGE A10 Margo Weeks said there have Winnisquam, Franklin, and been many discussions in PHOTOS BY LAUREN TINER Inter-Lakes, has seen an in- the past on outside agencies, Gilford High School Senior Kayla Cooper puts the finishing touches on creased number of students but it is ultimately up to the her freshly baked pastries for the culinary arts program. participating in these ca- voters. BY LAUREN TINER early childhood education, reer-focused classes. Davis, “They would have to go to [email protected] culinary arts, multimedia along with members of the 10 different towns and 20 dif- The Huot Technical Cen- communications, automo- Laconia School District, ferent meetings. These folks ter has run in conjunction tive technology, and more. made a presentation about work hard 50 hours a week with surrounding Lakes Re- Not only are students be- the Huot Center last month trying to keep their agencies gion schools for over 25 coming more receptive to at a Gilford School Board afloat, sometimes with no years, and now that their pro- these “practical” programs, meeting, and found the payment to help people who grams are expanding at the but the school districts are as board to be supportive of need it,” said Weeks. center, so are student num- well. their programs. Although Hickok stayed bers. Scott Davis, the Huot Cen- Davis told the board he is somewhat neutral, he agreed The Huot Center, located ter’s career and technical ed- looking to “modernize” the that this discussion on out- in Laconia, offers elective ucation director, suggested facility even more, and per- side agencies has gone on for programs and college credits that student numbers have haps perform some renova- Gilford High School senior Kyle Nelson brushes up on his technology years, but that the warrant to students interested in also increased because of lo- tions, to meet the needs of skills in the multi-media communications studio and practices some health science technology, cal school sizes, where it surrounding school dis- filming techniques. SEE BUDGET PAGE A10 A2 THE GILFORD STEAMER ALMANAC JANUARY 14, 2010 Fire code update faces second round of voting BY LAUREN TINER [email protected] certain time frame, after the town has not revised the fire erally the same updates. have a gas grill on a deck any- “It is really a matter of the Planning Board supported code since the late 1980s. Although the overall doc- more,” said Hayes.