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Decades of hospitality, history up for auction at NH's Balsams Grand Resort Hotel
DIXVILLE NOTCH, N.H. - From the pastel wicker chairs lined up in the sunroom to the stacks of bright red ski lift seats outside, the list of items for auction at the Balsams Grand Resort Hotel is as sweeping as the view surrounding the historic property in far northern New Hampshire.Saturday's auction is another step toward restoring the nearly 150-year-old hotel, which was sold for $2.3 million in December to two local businessmen who hope to renovate it and re-open it next year. And though a recent snag involving approval for subdividing the land has temporarily stalled the project, the auction will go on as scheduled.The auction includes more than 2,400 items, many of which encompass the contents of entire guest rooms. It does not, however, include any furniture or photos from the [...]
Balsams Auction, meeting on way
DIXVILLE NOTCH — While the two owners of The Balsams Grand Hotel and Resort prepare for Saturday's auction of some 2,500 items — including most of the closed hotel's contents and the resort's ski lift — a special meeting with Colebrook planning officials has been set for May 22.Dan Dagesse and Dan Hebert said they want to assure local officials the town will not be held responsible for any chemical or other waste found on resort property. Of particular concern is an area near a building used years ago to manufacture rubber products, primarily latex gloves for the medical industry.While renovation plans call for demolishing that building, state environmental officials have labeled nearby property a liquid waste dump.The two businessmen want the 28-acre section — which includes the [...]
The Balsams: A Grand House Cleaning By Auction
The new owners of the Balsams Grand Resort in Dixville Notch are planning a huge renovation. But before that can happen there is a lot of stuff they need to get rid of from a ski lift to pots and pans and that means an auction. NHPR’s Chris Jensen reports. Sound of dishes clinking and men talking… Sorting through the furnishings and equipment to prepare the Balsams resort for an auction is a combination of a sentimental journey and a gigantic, take-no-prisoners house cleaning. The hotel was sold in December to two North Country businessmen, Dan Hebert and Dan Dagesse. Then it was closed. Once the funding is arranged – they are still working on that - the goal is a massive renovation and some new construction with a re-opening around the middle of 2013. That means getting rid of [...]
Balsams redevelopment in jeopardy
DIXVILLE NOTCH - The owners of the Balsams Grand Resort say the resort's redevelopment is in jeopardy after action Tuesday by the Colebrook Planning Board.Balsams View LLC owners say they have “been forced to place the resort's renovation project on hold indefinitely, after the Planning Board refused to approve a subdivision plan that is essential for the project to move forward.”The owners presented the planning board Tuesday evening with what they called “four routine property subdivisions.”Three of the plans were approved, according to a press release issued by the owners Thursday, but the board continued its hearing on the fourth subdivision until its June meeting.“By not approving the subdivision, the Board has delayed key project elements by at least a month, including [...]
Balsams redevelopment in jeopardy
DIXVILLE NOTCH - The owners of the Balsams Grand Resort say the resort's redevelopment is in jeopardy after action Tuesday by the Colebrook Planning Board.Balsams View LLC owners say they have “been forced to place the resort's renovation project on hold indefinitely, after the Planning Board refused to approve a subdivision plan that is essential for the project to move forward.”The owners presented the planning board Tuesday evening with what they called “four routine property subdivisions.”Three of the plans were approved, according to a press release issued by the owners Thursday, but the board continued its hearing on the fourth subdivision until its June meeting.“By not approving the subdivision, the Board has delayed key project elements by at least a month, including [...]