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...

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...

Why the NH Senate Should ITL HB 1291

Some elements in our state are trying to force longtime-established single-family zoned neighborhoods into multi-family neighborhoods. Their goal is to eradicate the suburbs and morph towns into cities. We urge the NH Senate to reject HB 1291 on the following basis:...