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Private buyer interested in former Laconia State School property
Published: 7/23/2021 4:44:28 PM
More than 200 acres of prime state-owned real estate commanding sweeping views of mountains and water has become a target for private acquisition.
Members of a commission charged with planning for the site, once home to the Laconia State School, say a group is working up a purchase offer.
“There’s an active group that seems to be very interested in that property but I’m not at liberty to say who they are or what they want to do, but it would be a great thing for the greater community and very good for Laconia. That’s been exciting,” said Rusty McLear, a member of the Lakeshore Redevelopment Planning Commission.
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