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“Our taxes don’t go to public schools, our money doesn’t pay for the roads here; we do not truly consider ourselves Grafton County-ites. When people ask where you go to school, you say Dartmouth. You never say you’re from Hanover, but some far-off place you call “home.” And by voting for one of our carpet-bagging compatriots, we’ve done Grafton a great disservice.” ~ Zachary Gottlieb, Dartmouth College Newspaper on the election of a non-resident to the office of Grafton County Treasurer
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 forever changed as...
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 attain his...
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: -...
Analysis of HB 1399
HB 1399 is being heard by the Senate Commerce Committee. Contact the committee to ask them to ITL. William.Gannon@leg.state.nh.us, Denise.Ricciardi@leg.state.nh.us, Shannon.Chandley@leg.state.nh.us, Donna.Soucy@leg.state.nh.us, Daniel.Innis@leg.state.nh.us,...