The Laconia Daily Sun, September 15, 2011

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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

THURSDAY

Markland retiring as Gilford police chief BY ROGER AMSDEN FOR THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

GILFORD — Selectmen last night accepted, with deep regret, the resignation of Police Chief John Markland, who will be leaving the post he has held for six years at the end of the month. Markland was not present at the meeting and selectmen said that they will wait until their next meeting on September 28 before making any decision on his successor. see CHIEF page 8

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Forum draws strong opinions on Pay-As-You-Throw BY MICHAEL KITCH THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

LACONIA — Opinions were strongly held and evenly divided about a possible “PayAs-You-Throw” (PAYT) trash program among the some 65 residents who attended the public forum at Laconia Middle School last night. In opening the meeting, City Manager Scott Myers stressed

that the City Council was wrestling with the rising cost of collecting, transporting and disposing of solid waste, which is approaching $150 a ton, and considering PAYT as one way of reducing the tonnage of waste by increasing the volume of recycling. While encouraging people to consider PAYT, he invited them to suggest alternatives. “We need your help,”

he said more than once. Liz Bedard, a consultant retained by the city, explained that PAYT is intended to increase recycling by requiring residents to place the trash and garbage they do not recycle in a special-marked plastic bag purchased at local retail outlets. The trash, together with recyclable materials, is collected at the curbside once a week. She

emphasized that PAYT treats trash disposal like a public utility by ensuring that households and businesses pay only for what they generate, without subsidizing those who choose not to recycle. Bedard said that the city spends $1.3-million in property tax revenue a year to dispose of solid waste and estimated that see PAYT page 10

Mark Boulton of Laconia flies his radio-controlled plane at the Belmont Fairgrounds. The Winnipesaukee Radio Controllers club welcomes prospective new members. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Adam Drapcho)

Lots of small planes in friendly skies over Prescott Hill BY ADAM DRAPCHO THE LACONIA DAILY SUN

BELMONT — Many have dreamed of taking off from the ground and rushing through the air, ascending into the realm of birds and clouds. For those who still harbor those dreams, there is an accessible way to indulge, so long as the dreamer is willing to play on a reduced scale. The Winnipesaukee Radio Control Club

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has been in existence for better than 50 years, according to president George Kyriax. Though most regular members are retirement-age men, they welcome anyone who shares their passion for radiocontrolled planes. The club, affiliated with the Academy of Model Aeronautics and with about 45 members ranging in age from 13 to nearly 90, flies in a field on the Belknap 4H Fairgrounds on Tuesday and

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Thursday mornings and on the weekends. The club also flies indoors at the Gilford Youth Center. The model airplanes weigh as little as five pounds and can fly an estimated 50 miles per hour or faster. Some members build their own, while others prefer to purchase kits in which they install the motor and radio device. About half the see RADIO CONTROL page 9

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