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New ‘Green’ Building Code to Dominate Housing Construction
The announcement of a “model” international building code might understandably elicit yawns. However, the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC) is cause for Americans to bolt upright and pay close attention. The vain imaginings of corporate and NGO “stakeholders” who propose to completely dominate American housing construction in the name of saving the planet promise … Read more
Southern New Hampshire and Northern Massganistan
Since the 1930s, governments, politicians, leaders, and members of freedom-crushing movements have been using the word “Crisis” to accomplish goals that “The People” would never have voted for or allowed to occur if we were not told that it would “Solve a Crisis” of some type.
Night Cap: Two Dangerous Bills Must Be Stopped
California and a few other states have already ended single-family zoning statewide. And that includes neighborhoods that were ALREADY single-family when people bought into them.
Concord Mosque Lawsuit Against City – Yeah, It’s About the Parking …
City Councilor Ali Sekou is suing his City over a new development next to the Mosque he runs. I shared some thoughts on this a few days ago and wondered if the lawsuit to block new housing was about parking spaces. It’s been a few days, and I think it is about parking.
Zoning: HB1291 is NOT HB44 On Steroids
HB1291 reduces the power of our consistently anti-liberty zoning boards to write anti-liberty rules where there is no basis. A typical town’s 1.8-acre minimum lot size has been justified by the scarcity of water and septic capacity and was adopted in an era of poorer understanding and technology.
Affordable Housing Is NH’s Top Economic Problem, Leaders & Voters Agree
New Hampshire voters rank affordable housing as the state’s No. 1 problem, according to a UNH Survey Center poll released on August 28. State business and political leaders agree, saying housing affordability is the top problem holding back the state’s economy.
Treehugger: At Least Lloyd Taught Me a New Word – CAVE
Sometimes I spend too much time on Treehugger. Well, after all, it’s sometimes a great place to sharpen my arguments against authoritarianism, eco-socialism, and neo-aristocrats that decided that their Enviro-Nirvana MUST be achieved regardless of what you and I think about their end point and ESPECIALLY how they want to drag us to it. And yes, … Read more
So Kids, What Did We Learn From Friday’s House Session (06-04-21)?
We learned that Rep. Susan DeLemus (R-Rochester) has an incredible voice. She graced us all with a beautifully executed rendition of the Star-Spangled Banner.
So Kids, What Did We Learn From Friday’s NH House Session (04/09/21)?
We learned that it took us a full day from 9:00 am to 6:30 pm to get through 33 House bills. All were recommended by their committee as Ought To Pass (OTP) by their respective committees, except for the last 3 bills that were recommended as Inexpedient To Legislate (ITL) by their respective committees.
In the Name of Public Safety Peterborough NH Made 25 Tiny Home Residents Homeless.
If you’ve not heard of Tiny homes, they are all the rage. They appeal to people on a budget who want their own space, have their own TV shows (also here), and are big with the diminish-your-carbon-footprint crowd. And in the name of public safety, the town of Peterborough made 25 tiny home residents homeless.
Alert: Zoning Legislation Affecting Your Town
Dear Friends, there is still time to send your email testimony to the House Municipal and County Government Committee to ask them to OPPOSE HB 586! The committee met this morning but hasn’t made a decision on whether to recommend passage (OTP) or recommend defeat (ITL) and is still taking testimony.
New Hampshire’s Bi-Partisan Usurpation of Local Control
Michael Kitch’s November 22, 2019 article in the NH Business Review; “Taking on NH’s housing ‘crisis’ – Task force’s recommendations ‘a long time coming’” praises the Governor’s new plan to manage housing in NH. The plan is not an enhancement of local control, but a gross usurpation of it.
Peterborough Zoning: 91-A Request Finds
The Zoning battle in Peterborough is far from over. There are currently two lawsuits pending in Hillsborough County District Court, and no one appears closer to getting any answers. I did receive the results of my 91-A request today, and unsurprisingly there isn’t much there. I may have to refine the request and ask for … Read more
Peterborough Sues Two Residents Over Zoning Amendment
Back in May, voters in Peterborough headed to the polls for ballot session of Town Meeting, and faced a multitude of questions. The hot item on the agenda was zoning amendment 15, a petition article submitted by local residents to repeal two Traditional Neighborhood Overlay Zones. If this sounds complicated already, its because it is. … Read more
Affordable Housing?
by NH State Rep Mike Sylvia |
We hear a lot lately about the need for affordable housing. Depending upon the context and the perspective, affordable housing can mean different things to different people.
Peterborough – SHUT UP (the “Proper Role of Government”). Perfect example of “Government over People”
So, our Founders decided to create a nation in which citizens had a government; what Kate Coons and Ivy Vann are doing is turning that upside down to have subjects for their Government. So after doing the videos, and having gotten that “strange” look (er, sour?) from Kate Coons when she asked about what I … Read more