By RICK GREEN, LACONIA DAILY SUNLACONIA — Big Island in Paugus Bay would be home to a conference center, retreat space for nonprofit organizations and a girls camp under a proposal to be considered Monday by the Zoning Board of Adjustment. The owner of the 2.2-acre island, which is about 400 yards east of the marina at South Down Shores and some 1,500 feet north of Paugus Park Road, is seeking a special exception to residential zoning to allow the project. The island is owned by NH-Big Island Company, a nonprofit owned by Scott Everett. A loon nesting site on the eastern shore of the island is to be protected. “The structures have been located in the open areas and around existing trees to minimize the amount of disturbance to existing vegetation.”

Source: Daily Sun October 12, 2017 06:56 UTC