Belmont taking money from capital reserve fund to finish pavilion & bridge projects

BELMONT — Selectmen voted Monday night to take between $10,000 and $15,000 from the facilities capital reserve fund to give the town enough money to complete the pavilion and the footbridge over the Tioga River that are part of the village revitalization project.

Town Administrator Jeanne Beaudin said the total grant from the Land and Water Conservation fund is slightly over $99,000 for both both projects and $25,000 of that is earmarked for the footbridge acquired from the City of Dover.

The pavilion will be a covered area, 26-feet by 80-feet and built on a 4-inch cement slab, next to the Belmont Mill. It will used for outdoor functions, concerts and community event. It will be open sided with shingles on each end of the roof portion.

The pavilion will have two bathrooms plus an enclosed storage area and was included in the Village Revitalization Plan. An additional grant for $30,000 was procured for the completion of the river walk along the Tioga.

The money from the capital reserve fund will be used to complete the plumbing and some of the finish work.

Beaudin said the pavilion is a very simple, carriage-house design and the the construction group of NCM of Gilford has been hired as construction manager. One of the company's partners is George Moretti of Belmont and she said he has been instrumental in the design of the pavilion.

Construction is scheduled to begin the week of July 28 and should be finished by mid October.