National Annual NH Live Free or Die Rally Goes On

After an attempt by one party in Jaffrey to stop Jean Coutu’s Annual NH Live Free or Die Rally by the use of zoning ordinances, Coutu has been cleared to go on. The event is being held on private property — The Grand View Inn & Resort owned by Scott...

Low Income Housing Threatens Bedford

About a year ago, residents of Bedford fought off a leftist “share-the-wealth” land grab by “neighborworks” which, instead of rehabbing blighted areas as per their federally funded mandate, was trying to build new low-income housing directly...

Windham: More Personnel, More Taxes, More Government

Windham selectmen discuss possible changes in planning department WINDHAM — Selectman Bruce Breton favors having a Planning Department headed by a director who would, among other duties, review local zoning to find ways to expand the town’s tax base. Breton will...

NH Climate Task Force Would Trample Individual Rights

Residents of New Hampshire could soon have their ability to choose how they live, how they travel and what they buy taken away from them. The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) is currently considering a large basket of costly new taxes,...

Big Brother Meets Grandfathered

by Ed Naile It looks like we have a small victory for property rights in Weare, NH. July 3, I represented a homeowner in front of the Weare ZBA. He had a Cease and Desist Order placed on his property because the Code Enforcement Officer, Chip Meaney (not kidding)...

Lake Wearebegone

by Ed Naile Zoning takes a shot at a home that is not above average in the Town of Weare NH. Weare adopted zoning in 1988, thereabouts, with the seminal issue of “grandfathered” being found in 3.4.1. which makes all pre-existing uses of buildings and...