NH’s Housing “Crisis”

This is an op-ed by Representative Len Turcotte (R-Barrington) NH’s Housing “Crisis” For the past few years, we have heard a continuous drumbeat emanating from every possible quadrant that New Hampshire is in the midst of a housing crisis. Like a myriad of other...

The Next Boondoggle?

File this one under the “Next Boondoggle”. Imagine the bureaucracies that would be created if this is allowed to go forward? New Hampshire is “planning” for EVs. Well, at least the planning is not being done by anyone YOU ACTUALLY ELECTED to...

Op-Ed by NH Representative Len Turcotte

This op-ed appeared in the Union Leader on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 Len Turcotte: Accessory Dwelling Unit is a deceptive term for ‘rental unit’ LESS THAN a century ago, an individual who possessed a “cult of personality” rose to power and attempted to...

Len Turcotte: NH’s Housing ‘Crisis’

WE HAVE heard a continuous drumbeat from every quadrant that New Hampshire is in the midst of a housing crisis. Like a myriad of other crises said to be afflicting our state, those utilizing the term hope to instill enough concern and fear to bring about bureaucratic...

NH’s Manufactured Housing “Crisis”

“Alexa Carpenter: NH’s Housing Crisis: a product of vocal NIMBYs and a silent majority” is misleading and wrong. First of all, Carpenter typically cites a Saint Anselm College poll with the claim that “two-thirds of New Hampshire voters agree...

For the Rabid Rail Proponents

by Jane Aitken, Vice Chair Responding to Bill Granfield’s Letter to the Editor of Friday, May 31, 2019 on Commuter Rail Sunday, June 2, 2019 I’d like to correct some statements made by Bill Granfield in this May 31 letter: Commuter Rail is considered so “last...