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Blues band with Gilford roots comes home to play Bike Week By adam drapchO THE LACONIA DAILY SUN
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Councilors looking at 2011 tax hike, after all Move said being made necessary by legislative downshifting of retirement costs LACONIA — After initially aiming not to increase the amount raised by property taxes through the 2011-2012 budget, the City Council last night broached the prospect of
a tax increase to offset a deficit arising from the Legislature transferring its share of retirement contributions for firefighters and police officers to municipalities.
Pam Reynolds, acting city manager, anticipated a shortfall of $318,218 after a series of adjustments to both revenues and expenses. The terms of the city’s property tax cap,
which limits annual increases in the tax burden to the rate of inflation plus the value of new construction, would allow the amount raised by property taxes to rise by more than $500,000 this year. see LaCONIa page15
Monday Bike Week surprise . . . a little sun
GILFORD — Michael Vincent, it seems, was born to be a blues musician. After graduating from high school here, and against the advice of his teachers, Vincent drove to Gulfport, Miss., where blues music is as commonplace as humidity and hurricanes. His first night there, Vincent found a blues jam and hired his first drummer. Although see BLues page 10
Michelle Hope along with her dog Two-Lane take a break on her motorcycle after the sun poked out Monday afternoon on Lakeside Avenue in Weirs Beach. The 88th Laconia Motorcycle Week rally continues through Sunday. (Karen Bobotas/for the Laconia Daily Sun)
City has agreed to delay saloon tear-down deadline by a week By Gail OBer
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LACONIA — Acting City Manager Pam Reynolds confirmed yesterday the city has agreed to give a one-week extension for the demolition of the Wide Open Saloon to its owner. She said since Laconia District Court
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