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Or for another take, this subtitle: NHListens – the “Run Away!” edition! Gosh, and last week was JUST.SO.MUCH.FUN! So this week was supposed to be the next one in the North Country series of “listening” sessions. Get out of work on time (and an unexpected “happening”)? Yup – Check! Good weather? Snow? Rain? Fire? Raining …
We keep hearing from those that are in favor of Granite State Future (the NH version of the Federal Government’s “Sustainable Communities Initiative” pushed by the EPA, HUD, and DOT that aims to Federalize our local homegrown zoning regs so “we can live better) that is is merely advisory. Just hints, directions, guidance – take …
Granite State Future – Not really just “Advisory only” Read More »
Both the ‘Grok and GovernmentOversite went to the same event last week: a “listening” session conducted by NHListens (an offsoot of the Carsey Institute at UNH, where “Carsey” is the uber-Progressive TV producer, Marsey Carsey). Here is the video that ‘Grok friend Ed over at put together over at GovernmentOversite (a mashup of some of …
GovernmentOversite: NHListens / Granite State Future – another viewpoint Read More »
And we start right in with Part 8: continuing on the economy was a lady that asked the question “what is the next thing?” as if an entire State’s economy could be planned to succeed. An older gentleman answered but I could not hear what he said,but true to form, The Enforcer went right after …
GrokTV: NHListens / Granite State Future – Parts 8 and 9 Read More »
Pretty much more of the same – Part 10: Business startup issues: ease of startup credit, banking issues / regulation (to customers, on themselves), reduce barriers to entry, Train the workforce – not to be the cogs in a machine but to design that machine, teach them to be entrepreneurs You should be willing to …
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The last of the NHListens session at the Plymouth Senior Center on behalf of the Granite State Future plan, which is the local instance of the Federal Government’s way to Federalize local zoning codes via bribing us with our own money as the HUD / EPA / DOT throws money (with strings attached via the …
GrokTV: NHListens / Granite State Future – Wrapup Read More »
“…who controls the natural resources and are they privately owned or a community resource?“ What have we learned so far as we get ready for Parts 6 and 7 of the NHListens session at the Meredith Plymouth Senior Center this past Thursday? Seems like listening isn’t what it used to be, I guess – especially …
GrokTV: NHListens / Granite State Future – Circle “BBBB” Parts 6 and 7 Read More »
Well, during the recording of circle “BBBB”, I bet you’ve noticed that, on occasion, I panned over to one of the other groups. Primary reason? Well, the Scribe over there was writing a whole bunch more than this group (including when Tim Carter got up, walked to the front of the group to explain to …
GrokTV: NHListens / Granite State Future – Circle “AAAA” Read More »
After talking with Tim Carter of the Lakes Region TEA Party and listening to the Intro remarks by John Krebs and Molly Donovan, it was time to start observing “how” the “what” was going to happen. As I said in the Intro post, I was not there to participate but to merely observe. To recap …
GrokTV: NHListens / Granite State Future – Circle “BBBB” Parts 1, 2, & 3 Read More »
Continuing on from Parts 1, 2, and 3 of the NHListens “visioning” meeting at the Meredith Plymouth Senior Center (NH). Thus far, the important takeaways that I have observed thus far: A strictly controlled meeting agenda of questions and issues A division of the prospective audience / attendees into “circles” consisting of about 10 people …
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