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A N.H. Design artist’s rendering of what streetscape improvements would add to Main Street in Belmont Village.

BELMONT — Some two dozen residents gathered at the Corner Meeting House Thursday night to con-sider proposed improvements to the infrastructure in the center of town, which represent the fi rst steps toward fulfi lling the vision for the revitalization of the village expressed by the N.H. Design Charette in June, 2010.

Chris Mulleavey, an engineer with Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc. opened the session by explaining that the improvements to Main Street, Mill Street, Center Street, Sargent Street and Fuller Street were intended to accommodate the major projects identifi ed by the charette. These include relocating the Gale School, which would house the town offi ces, expanding the Public Library, building a commu-nity center at Sargent Park and constructing a park pavilion along the Tioga River.

Ron Cormier , chairman of the Board of Select-men, said that the town has suffi cient funds to begin pursuing the revitalization process, but emphasized that it would be a “multi-year” undertaking.

The infrastructure improvements, Mulleavey explained, are intended to improve the appearance of the village and create a “pedestrian friendly” envi-ronment with the goals of drawing more people to the village and encouraging property owners “to take pride in their properties.” He said that if the

Belmont audience introduced to streetscape and traffi c fl ow changes envisioned by N.H. Design team

town invests in the improvements, “hopefully prop-erty owners will also invest.”

Mulleavey and his team, which includes Michael Castagna of the Castagna Consulting Group, LLC and Randy Knowles of Knowles Design, offered two options, which shared several features in common.

Both options would restrict Fuller Street to one-way traffi c westbound, from the Corner Meeting House to the Town Offi ce, and line the north side of the street with sidewalks. Moreover, both plans would install sidewalks on the west side of Sargent Street. Mul-leavey said that schoolchildren regularly used both streets and one-way traffi c on Fuller Street and side-walks on both streets would enhance their safety.

Both Police Chief Vinny Baiocchetti and Fire Chief David Parenti silently indicated they had reservations about restricting Fuller Street to one-way traffi c.

Likewise, the two plans would line both sides of Main Street with curbing, sidewalks and trees as well as add “bump outs” to defi ne parking spaces from beyond the junction with Route 140 to the north and past School Street to the south.

The fi rst option would add sidewalks and land-scaping to Mill Street and Center Street without, however, altering the course or pattern of the streets apart from adding a parking area on the west side of Mill Street in front of the Belmont Mill.

The second, more ambitious option, would elimi-

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nate the existing westbound stretch of Mill Street to the south of the library and replace it with an elbow intersecting Main Street north of the library and joining Mill Street north of the mill. The existing Mill Street would become part of green space sur-rounding the expanded library and housing the War Memorial and bandstand. There would be parking areas at either end of the elbow to serve the library and a line of trees in its crook.

This plan would close Center Street at its junction with Main Street while ensuring access to residents from Mill Street. Fire Chief David Parenti voiced misgivings about closing the east end of Center Street, which he said could hinder the movement of emergency vehicles.

Knowles spoke to several sketches of the streetscape envisioned by the plans, stressing the importance of “consistency” of design. For example, he suggested installing street lamps along Main Street and Mill Street matching those at the mill. He said there are several places on both streets suited to “pocket parks,” small areas with plantings and benches for pedestrians.

In response to questions about the cost of the improvements, Mulleavey said that estimates will be presented at a second public meeting in January. He said that a third presentation will be made in February with an eye to presenting a fi nal design and soliciting bids for the work in March.

“We’ll do what we can with what we have got,” Cormier said, adding that town offi cials are continu-ing to apply for grants and seek other sources of funds.

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According to Ober, the cause of the fi re was not immediately determined and an investigation in underway.

Firefi ghters from fi ve area departments responded yesterday afternoon to the report of a house fi re at 25 Church Street in Tilton. The fl ames were quickly knocked down but the lone resident of the building is said to have lost all of her belongings. The wall in the right foreground of this photo is a part of the Lochmere Baptist Church. (Laconia Daily Sun photo/Michael Kitch)

The building is owned by Betty Gonyer, who lives in the house next door.

The Disaster Action Team of the American Red Cross provided the resident with fi nancial aid for food clothing and lodging. Pat Consentino, chairman of the Board of Selectman, who with her colleague Kather-ine Dawson went to the scene of the fi re, said that the resident lost all her personal belongings in the fi re. She said that “as soon as we know where she will be settled we will start a drive to collect what she will need to make a new home.” In the meantime, she said that those with offers of assistance should contact the selectmen at Town Hall, 286-4521.

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