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Overview
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Initially incorporated in 1727 as a part of the nearby Town of Gilmanton, Belmont was separated by an act of the Legislature in 1859 and adopted the name, Belmont, in 1869. It was home to William Badger who served as NH Governor for two consecutive terms beginning in 1834.
There are thirty square miles of land area, and over one and one-half square miles of lake area in Belmont. The current population is 6,228, although the seasonal influx of temporary residents in both the summer and winter recreational seasons greatly increases that number.
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Additional Information
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Community Profile
Civic Profile
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Nineteen miles of State highways and sixty-five miles of Town highways provide excellent transportation routes throughout the Town. Three Town highways have also been designated as Scenic Byways.
Like much of New Hampshire, Belmont's history centers around the flowage of the Tioga River and the mills that clustered along its banks. The Town Seal indicates the importance that this industry played in Belmont's past.
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Town Offices and Services |
Belmont is administered by a three-member Board of Selectmen with a Town Administrator.
The 20-member Police Department is located at 16 Fuller Street. Fire and medical emergency services are provided out of two stations by the 31-member Belmont Department and 35-member Winnisquam Department. The Belmont Station, at 14 Gilmanton Road, is an impressive new facility built primarily through volunteer efforts. This facility is staffed 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Road maintenance services are provided by a 8-member crew from the new Public Works Facility at 149 Hurricane Road under the direction of a Public Works Director.
Recent interior renovations in the Town Hall have provided staff with additional room to better serve the needs of the community. Work to preserve and enhance the exterior of this 100-year-old structure was recently completed.
In 2001, the Town had a $5.2 million budget and an unadjusted valuation of $329 million, 24% of which was based on commercial and industrial properties.
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Current Projects |
Several projects to enhance community services have recently been, or are nearing, completion.
- Construction of the first phases of a community beach and lake access point have been completed and the facility was opened during the 2000 summer season. The Winnisquam Recreational Development Committee is working towards providing this premiere community facility.
- A volunteer effort, undertaken as an Eagle Scout project, reconstructed the main entrance to the Town Library making the building more easily accessible.
- Construction was completed for the new Belmont High School with associated athletic fields and the school is opened in the fall of 1998.
- The Fire Department recently completed the process to enhance Emergency Services by configuring all street addresses to conform with Emergency 911 requirements.
- Belmont Elderly Housing, a 40-unit CAP project, provides an opportunity for senior residents to remain as close, active members of the community.
The Belmont Mill Revitalization Project is completed. This complete renovation of a four-story, 10,773 square foot mill, originally constructed in 1833, provides the Village area with a much needed community service center. Currently the Mill tenants include:
- Belknap Family Health Center
- Belmont Senior Center
- NH Technical College Culinary Arts Program
- Food For Thought Cafe
- Seeds of Promise Day Care
-The State of New Hampshire has three current Highway projects underway that will greatly enhance the main transportation routes within Belmont. Intersection upgrades, the beginning of a $79 million project for State Route 106, are underway. A State Route 140 bypass to provide better access to Interstate I-93 at Exit 20 is approved and in the planning stages at this time. Lastly, State Routes 3 and 11 intersection improvements will free the flow of traffic along this main transportation route between I-93 and the entire Lakes Region.
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Shopping, Health Care, Transportation
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Tax free shopping opportunities abound with local and area shops and malls. The Belknap Mall in Belmont, with two large anchor stores, provides excellent shopping everyday and the Lakes Region Factory Stores in Tilton is the largest outlet mall in the region.
Health care needs of residents and visitors are served by Belknap Family Health Center located in the Belmont Mill as well as the Lakes Region General Hospital in Laconia and the Franklin Regional Hospital in Franklin.
The Laconia, Concord and Manchester Airports provide quick, direct access to the entire Lakes Region.
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