Friends, HB 1291 is not just an ordinary bill that allows Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs). It is HB 44 on steroids. Here is the bill in PDF format – HB 1291 Please notice the sponsors!
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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. And it could have dire consequences for … Read more
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
Snob Zoning Supersedes Human Needs
The tiny backyard houses for the homeless plan that failed in Oregon is popping up in Los Angeles, California!
The “not in my backyard” organized zoning NAZI’s fought long and hard, for decades, to control other people’s property and rights. Don’t think they are going to relinquish that kind of control easily.
The idea of zoning is to protect property values – most often for the class of people who buy and sell their residential property for profit.
GrokTV Event: Brookfield Planning Board – presentation on “Sustainable Communities Initiative” – Part 3
In addition to Ken Eyring and Eileen Mashimo testifying to the Brookfield Planning Board, NH State Representative Lou Vida was also present and asked if he could speak as well:
After the testimonies were given, the Board went into their official session – and promptly started asking questions (after the jump):
GrokTV Event: Brookfield Planning Board – presentation on “Sustainable Communities Initiative” – Part 3
Eileen Mashimo next addressed the Brookfield Planning Board and added some of the connections to some of the groups that are behind the scenes of this initiative, how the people and the groups all interconnect, and the methods by which this “Granite State Future Plan” is being rammed through the process (it is rather manipulative). All said and done, it is clear that those behind this do not have the standard model of democracy in mind, nor values that our Founders would agree with or give their blessing to them.
Part 1:
Part 2 is after the jump
GrokTV Event: Brookfield Planning Board – presentation on “Sustainable Communities Initiative” – Part 2
Ken Eyring continues and finishes his presentation of some of the paperwork that just never seems to stop once a local community signs onto the “Granite State Future Plan” (the NH adaptation of the Federal program called “Sustainable Communities Initiative” operated by a consortium of the Federal EPA, the Federal Dept. of Transportation, and the Federal Housing and Urban Development).
Sidenote: viewed from one angle, that last department’s name is indicative of the goal – to fundamentally transform how Americans will be allowed to live by creating “urban development” villages with high density housing and just public transit: not just bringing the city to rural areas but making rural communities into “micro-cities” where everyone is forced to live together instead of the types of town NH has historically had).
Some main points, overall:
- The endpoint has already been established
- Local control will be a thing of the past
- Why is taxpayer money being used against taxpayers best interest?
- Those presenting “the plan” are not being honest – they are not upfront about what towns are about to get themselves into and not honest about the techniques being used to do so.
Part 3:
Part 4 (and last) after the jump:
GrokTV Event: Brookfield Planning Board – presentation on “Sustainable Communities Initiative” – Part 1
Monday night, the Brookfield, NH Planning Board heard a presentation by Ken Eyring and Eileen Mishimo on their research concerning the Federal Government pushing their Sustainable Communities Initiative (called Granite State Future Plan here in NH, a “massive entitlement / welfare program”). Those that are pushing this agenda are doing so by making it seem innocuous in the beginning but based on the hundreds of hours of research that Ken and Eileen have done on primary documents, it results in a virtual takeover of local communities by land use and zoning changes and collected demographic studies that are then used in lawsuits when Federal “standards” are broached by local communities (i.e., how local towns give up their sovereignty via “Federal money with invisible strings attached” and “strumg up” by their own efforts to comply with ensnaring federal regulations and mandates).
Ken Eyring from the Southern NH 9.12 Project presented first in his slow, quiet, methodical manner (hey, he’s a software engineer – what else would you expect!). Here are the first two segments:
Part 1:
Part 2 after the jump: