InDepthNH.org (https://indepthnh.org/tag/andrew-hosmer/)
Both Mayor Andrew Hosmer and Charlie Arlinghaus, state commissioner, said they are pleased with progress on the development of the former Laconia State School, and that an issue identified as the process moves forward is the need to have adequate water and sewer for as many as 1,900 units.
Mayors from eight cities – from Berlin to Manchester to Claremont, Somersworth and beyond – have again appealed to Gov. Chris Sununu for help assisting unhoused people after a tragic holiday week that saw two homeless people die and a woman give birth in a tent during freezing cold weather.
In a vote that will greatly impact the future development of the Lakes Region and was 25 years in the making, the Executive Council voted 3-2 to enter a purchase and sales agreement to sell the former Laconia State School property with Legacy at Laconia LLC for $21.5 million.
Prompted by Councilor Henry Lipman, the city of Laconia decided on Monday to set aside $20,000 from end-of-fiscal year contingency money as a financial incentive for the city police to develop a plan for policing the homeless who use the city parks as living quarters.
Executive Councilor Joe Kenney, R-Wakefield, said the state now has four bids for a marketing company to work on the sale of the 220-acre former Laconia State School property.