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Council conditions $20,000 Belknap Mill payment on fundraising as part of $86,316 rebate acceptance
Summary
After a public hearing and extensive public comment, the Laconia City Council accepted an $86,316 unanticipated health-insurance rebate and conditioned a $20,000 payment to the Belknap Mill on the nonprofit meeting its fundraising goals; the remainder was placed in the city's health-insurance stabilization reserve. The measure passed 5–1.
The Laconia City Council on Monday approved a resolution accepting an $86,316 unanticipated health-insurance rebate and authorized up to $20,000 be paid to the Belknap Mill for structural repairs, payable only after the nonprofit meets stated fundraising milestones.
The public hearing drew extended testimony from the Belknap Mill. Laura Lamine, chair of the Belknap Mill board, said the nonprofit is steward of the historic mill and asked the council for assistance to complete repairs tied to a state LCHIP grant. A Belknap Mill representative told the council, “We have a structural stability issue in our sluice way…two steel pillars are corroding and approaching end of life,” and described cracked basement beams and seepage that contribute to…
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