Jan 24, 2019 | APARTMENTS, MASTER PLAN, UPDATES
Regarding “NH Legal Perspective: NH’s economy depends on affordable housing for workers” by Greg Chakmakas Of Sheehan Phinney on January 19 in the Union Leader. When it comes to “affordable housing”, developers are not philanthropists. If...
Dec 23, 2018 | LEGISLATION, MASTER PLAN, UPDATES
What people are seeing being infused into their towns’ “Master Plans” is a trend called “New Urbanism” started by planner Andrés Duany. It is merely part of an international scheme that seeks to: 1) Redefine the political divisions of a...
Dec 21, 2018 | LEGISLATION, MASTER PLAN, UPDATES
On 12-15-2018 the Business and Industry Association of NH wrote of their intention to support legislation to establish an ad-hoc appeals board to allow developers an easier path when appealing local zoning decisions. Quote: “This January, BIA will be working to...
Nov 15, 2018 | MASTER PLAN, UPDATES
These are the Bedford Master Plan RFP Questions and answers received up to 3/26/2018 Our comments are in bold. https://www.bedfordnh.org/DocumentCenter/View/2934/RFP-questions-and-answers?bidId= Q: “Redevelopment opportunities and increased density/infill are...
Nov 15, 2018 | MASTER PLAN, UPDATES
The Think Tank, a committee formed with people from other town boards, created to steer the outreach for the update of the Master Plan, will NOT MEET tonight 11-15-2018. The Meeting was canceled at the last minute. But please read the following if you have not...
Nov 13, 2018 | MASTER PLAN, UPDATES
Tonight we saw how a private developer sought to take over some of the assets of our publicly funded schools. More about that later… Meanwhile, did you know that Walmart wants to be involved in your Master Plan? “We want to provide pedestrian connectivity...
