CONCORD — Advocates for the $170 million redevelopment of the Balsams Resort in Dixville Notch asked the Legislature for a new law Tuesday that could be key to moving the project forward.
Balsams developer Les Otten said there are reasons to be optimistic that House Bill 540-L could be the key to getting the project up and running. Otten and a number of North Country people spoke in favor of the bill at a legislative hearing on Tuesday in the Legislative Office Building. A few spoke against it.
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