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Originally Posted by wildwoodfam

"...I for one and glad to see that when I make the trip to New Hampshire - there are shopping centers now - because I used to hate having to drive for miles and mile for gas and a gallon of milk from the IGA.

Drive? For one gallon of milk? I stopped driving to the Post Office to buy one stamp decades ago!

Shopping centers (and worse—mini-storage centers) bring deforestation and uncontrolled petroleum-laden runoff to the Winnipesaukee Basin.

Originally Posted by wildwoodfam

There are still places in New Yorseyachusettavadafornia that are MORE rural than some places in NH.

Only New Jersey is a smaller state (than New Hampshire) and has a population density greater than China!

Those states that are losing their native populations (like Massachusetts) shouldn't be allowed to affect New Hampshire to the point of diminishing any part of New Hampshire's natural beauty—including flashy signage. So I support zoning for limiting sign advertising.

Say...look at Wolfeboro!

Their sign ordinances have resulted in carved wood signs—including one with a highlighted gold-leaf motif over the front door of the downtown hardware store!

Classy.