Wood & Clay supports Gale School project

BELMONT — Wood & Clay, a local company that specializes in custom home construction and renovations in the Lakes Region, purchased $50,000 in New Hampshire business tax credits to support the redevelopment of the Gale School in Belmont. The project will transform the historic schoolhouse into a community facility that will include on the second floor a new program center for Lakes Region Community Services.

Wood & Clay, based in Gilford, is owned by husband and wife team Kevin Beland and Shannon Robinson-Beland.

“We hope our contribution inspires other local businesses to support this wonderful project,” said Shannon Robinson-Beland. “It’s exciting that LRCS will be part of the next chapter for the Gale School — what a great way to put this historic building back to good use serving local families again.”

“We had been thinking for a few years about opening a satellite program center,” said Rebecca Bryant, president & CEO of LRCS. “The Gale School will be a great location for us — a place where we can offer our full range of programming to new families and to existing clients who will find it more convenient.”

Lakes Region Community Developers is the developer for the project. LRCD and LRCS are partnering to sell the tax credits to local businesses. They have $536,000 left to sell in order to move ahead with construction, which could start as early as next summer if fundraising is successful. Businesses interested in purchasing tax credits for the Gale School project should contact Carmen Lorentz at LRCD by calling 603-524-0747, ext 110.