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Saturday, February 19, 2011
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2 pieces of legislation would enable tax caps
VOL. 11 NO. 187
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Wish granted: Ella’s going on a cruise By Gail OBer
THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
By Michael Kitch THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
CONCORD — Legislation that would legitimize municipal spending caps by correcting the flaw that prompted the New Hampshire Supreme Court to rule them inconsistent with state law has begun to make its way through the Legislature. Last week the House Municipal and County Government see CaP page 6
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Ella Guest gets a hug from Gilford Police School Resource Officer Holly Harris prior to departing with her family on a Make-A-Wish trip on Friday, February 18, 2011. On the right are Ella’s mom, Katie and her twin sisters Caroline and Madeline. (Alan MacRae/for the Laconia Daily Sun)
Option to buy Colonial Theatre extended until April 2012 By Michael Kitch
Baldi will be entitled to an offset of up to $50,000. With the extension, the option, which would otherwise expire in October, will run a full two years until April 2012. Apart from the theatre itself, the property consist of 18 apartments and four storefronts on 0.48 acres on Main Street in the heart of downtown. The city has assessed the value of the entire property at $1,112,110. Last month Duncan Webb of Webb Management Services, Inc. of New York presented a feasibility study for reopening and renovating the theatre that concluded
THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
LACONIA — City manager Eileen Cabanel said yesterday that Pat Baldi, the owner of the Colonial Theatre, has accepted the city’s request to extend its option to purchase the historic theatre and adjoining properties for another six months. Last April, the city, with a $15,000 donation from an anonymous benefactor, secured an 18-month option to acquire the complex for $1,470,000. The agreement includes a provision that if the federal capital gains tax increases before the transaction closes,
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GILFORD - Although it was pretty early in the morning yesterday, MakeA-Wish child Ella Guest was wide awake and raring to go. Outside her family home on Lexington Ave. waited a white stretch limousine and about 20 area police officers and firefighters ready to escort Ella to catch her plane. “I love you,” she signed by tapping her heart three times when Gilford Police Officer Holly Harris scrunched down to give Ella a hug. Ella has a life-threatening illness and, according to the N.H. Chapter of Make-A-Wish Director Julie Baron, Ella’s once-ina-lifetime wish was that she and her older brother, twin sisters and parents could go on a Disney Cruise. Thanks to Make-A-Wish and Disney, Ella’s wish came true. Baron said the state chapter of Make-A-Wish Foundation granted their first wish in Jan of 1997 and to date has granted 920 wishes. With about 39 wishes yet unfulfilled and others see WIsH page 10
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the project was necessary for the revival of downtown. He recommended opening and using the auditorium as soon as possible while pursuing its restoration in phases. The City Council has authorized Cabanel to convene an Advisory Committee to prepare plans for raising the funds to acquire and operate the venue. The committee will consist of three members with business experience or theatrical backgrounds. Another member will bring a broader familiarity with cultural resources. A fifth member will be drawn from the educational see COLONIaL page 7
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