Dear Candidates for NH Senate and House: We’ll get to the bottom line right away but hope candidates and current legislators will read this in full to get yourselves up to speed. The bottom line: the issue of zoning being taken over by the Feds via AFFH (refers...
Will the House and Senate listen? Bad enough voters must keep an eye on their local government, they now must also keep an eye on the state, which seems to have spun out of control. It’s hard to know when these bills are coming up for full vote, HB 1629 and HB...
Michael Kitch’s November 22, 2019 article in the NH Business Review; “Taking on NH’s housing ‘crisis’ – Task force’s recommendations ‘a long time coming’” praises the Governor’s new plan to manage housing in NH. The plan is not an...
“Most towns in NH have what is called a “Master Plan”. It is a sort of wish list or projection for what towns would like to see accomplished in the future. But it has become more than just a list of repair and improvement projects. Lately it is more...
The analysis would be funded by a federal grant at zero cost to New Hampshire taxpayers. MANCHESTER, NH – The New Hampshire Senate Transportation Committee voted April 24 to remove federal funding for a detailed analysis of passenger rail expansion and bus service...
At Alton’s 2018 town meeting, there was a petitioned warrant article (#59) on the ballot which asked to raise the money to pay for the yearly membership in the Lakes Region Planning Commission. It FAILED. Over 401 people voted NO to essentially DEFUND the...