You are right about the profit stake however wrong on all other accounts. Nobody here believes that it is a done deal until it is a done deal meaning Laidlaw is producing power. Everyone here understands the road Laidlaw must travel for their investment to pay off. We are willing to risk our money in that investment. Rich did you or any of those "prominant residents" risk your money in order to purchase the mill site? What is the deal here? We all seen the vision put forth by your city planner as a draft plan. It was more like a lack of vision. The officials in Concord have to do what is right for the state of NH regardless of what the mayor thinks is right for Berlin. As far as the state is concerned Laidlaw should be viewed as a perfect fit for the mill site. Laidlaw is not a done deal but our bet is on Laidlaw because they have a plausable vision for the mill site and is a financial risk worth taking with a substancial possible reward. Don't fault share holders or a company for wanting to take advantage of a great oportunity or for that matter the state for making a clearly just executive decision.
Laidlaw has shown its hand to Berlin, and it looks very, very good -- money, jobs, useful product for hospitals and schools -- all in seriously bad economcic times. The city most likely had the first opportunity to purchase the downtown property and did absolutely nothing and neither did the "moneyed" citizenry to buy the property. The "new" leadership has been in office more than a year now. What hand have they shown to anyone?
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