Developer agrees to keep some units on New Salem Street at affordable rates
It’s a small but significant win for city leaders, who have long grappled with a systemic problem relating to housing affordability and availability.
Author: Gabriel Perry-The Laconia Daily Sun
As property values go up in Laconia, tax rates trend down
Laconia City Manager Kirk Beattie presented a preliminary budget compliant with the tax cap, indicating a reduced tax rate, to the city council on Monday, April 28.
Citizen committee to tour Old North Main property which could be developed
Members of the committee, comprising city leaders and residents, heard a presentation April 22 from Lakes Region Community Developers, the only one of four organizations who submitted letters of interest for the now-vacant property
Lakes Region Community Developers plan includes affordable, market-rate housing on Old North Main
A committee tasked with reviewing concepts for housing development on Old North Main Street heard from Lakes Region Community Developers discussed the conceptual plan for the development of a 10-acre parcel
Plan for Pemaco renovations, including apartments, approved by council
Sonya Misiaszek, principal of Misiaszek Turpin Architects, and her husband Chad Monterose plan to renovate the second and third floors of the Pemaco building, which have sat unused for years.
Data shows housing shortage has other negative economic effects
Lack of homes means fewer workers, dollars spent in community
4 proposals for Old North Main property detail mostly market-rate housing
Four proposals reviewed by a group of citizens and city leaders Tuesday evening were all to build neighborhoods with market-rate and near-market-rate housing on a 10.4-acre plot of land owned by the city on Old North Main Street
Laconia city council to review electric aggregation plan
On Jan. 9, members of Laconia’s electrical aggregation committee unanimously approved the final draft of the plan, and if adopted by the city council after a Feb. 10 meeting, the plan would be sent to the Public Utilities Commission for their review.
Developers planning 76 units in the Weirs
Members of the planning board heard a presentation from a developer about plans to build an upscale community on White Oaks Road and another neighborhood near Weirs Beach
Study: Belknap County lacks affordable, workforce housing
Belknap County has a severe lack of availability of affordable rental units, according to a report published earlier this year by New Hampshire Housing Finance Authority
Housing Champion designation could mean access to grant funds for city
A burgeoning state program to incentivize progressive zoning could make a significant impact on the development of workforce housing in the state
Class-action settlement prompts changes to real estate compensation
Changes to the commission structure for agents now in place, but some agents say the changes may work to decrease transparency in specific circumstances
Council seeking proposals for Old North Main property in Laconia
Laconia city councilors expressed a sense of urgency and careful optimism regarding the prospect of matching with a developer to design and construct permanent, market-rate and below-market-rate workforce housing on a city-owned parcel located in the northern part of the city.
While mandated by law, workforce housing lacks enforcement, incentives
New Hampshire’s workforce housing law, passed in 2008 and enacted on Jan. 1, 2010, states municipalities must provide reasonable and realistic opportunities for the development of workforce housing
Council Finance Committee considers how Supreme Court ruling affects housing locally
City councilors discussed the increasing burden to the budget of the welfare department as the affordable housing crisis continues and deepens the needs of community members without a place to live
Workforce housing proposal before Meredith ZBA scrapped
An application submitted by East Coast Flightcraft for a zoning exception for workforce housing has been rescinded, effectively ending the bid for the development
City council approves pay increases for paraprofessionals
The Laconia city council unanimously approved a three-year contract that includes salary increases, longevity bonuses and educational stipends for paraprofessionals in the Laconia School District at their regular meeting May 13.
Meredith zoning board delays decision on workforce housing
D&D Realty LLC asked ZBA to permit construction of a group quarters-style residence with maximum of 45 beds at 189 Waukewan Street in Meredith
City votes to move forward with antique center purchase, splitting building with restaurateur
City council approved purchase of 601 Main St., current site of the Laconia Antique Center, in a 4-2 vote
City council considering property purchase for Colonial expansion
Building at 601 Main St. downtown, next to the Colonial Theatre, up for potential expansion in partnership with restaurateur
Real estate agents tracking new fraud scheme in Lakes Region
A fraudulent scheme is making waves through the Lakes Region real estate market in recent weeks with local agents receiving shady inquiries from scammers intent on stealing thousands of dollars from unsuspecting buyers.
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Presidential Mountain Resort files for bankruptcy
A decade after buying the property to redevelop it into a new generation of vacation cabins, the owner of Presidential Mountain Resort LLC (PMR) in Bethlehem has filed for bankruptcy protection in New York’s federal court, claiming more than $13 million in liabilities owed.
Health care costs pinch Granite Staters, but not as hard as rest of country
Failure to restore ACA tax cuts will only make things worse, according to U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan
Halfway through 2026 — the market tug of war
As we close out Q2 and review the year so far, there are several interesting dynamics at play.
Council postpones vote on hiring law firms
Londonderry’s Town Council is at odds over legal matters pertaining to hiring outside law firms to handle complaints and allegations of misconduct against the town manager.
U.S. DOL issues 4 new wage, hour opinion letters
On May 28, 2026, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division (DOL) published four new opinion letters addressing a variety of Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) questions.
New lawsuit alleges coordinated fraud
As Service Credit Union (SCU) seeks a new chapter of federal bankruptcy for an unfinished senior living campus in Littleton, it filed a lawsuit in state court last month against the owners and lenders, whom it accuses of coordinated fraud and embezzlement involving a $30 million SCU construction loan.
Court hearing on legality of Woodstock, Vt., police chief’s demotion
The attorney for an ousted police chief argued against the legality of his demotion to patrol officer at a Tuesday, June 30, court hearing. The town’s attorney insisted that the chief’s behavior had violated policy repeatedly and warranted action by the town.
Food fight in Merrimack
Fidelity teams compete to pack 50,000 meals for the New Hampshire Food Bank
NOAA building at UNH seen as ‘transformative’ for NH
The new building in Durham’s western edge will anchor a 60-acre, mixed-use project of academic, corporate, government, residential and entertainment uses.
