Open Letter to Rep Steven Smith (R-Charlestown)
Dear Rep. Smith (R-Charlestown) Many NH voters are appalled at the creation of this new committee mentioned in this article. Affordable housing issue front and center ahead of NH House session...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 attain his idealistic vision of a communist utopia. During his decades reign of terror, Chairman Mao Zedong decided that a top-down, central planning model was...House Committee Should ITL SB 538
Analysis of SB 538 Section 2 Original bill allows office-to-residential conversion. Amendment allows from office, commercial or industrial to residential. Section 3 If the legislative body of a municipality adopts this section, gives the municipality’s governing body...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...Why the NH Senate Should Kill HB 1399
Analysis of HB 1399 – Local Control is stripped from municipalities with a statewide, one-size-fits-all mandate. – Unfunded mandates, forces municipalities to upgrade water and sewer systems. – The character of neighborhoods will be gradually and...VISITORS