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Irish mist · 11-17-2007, 03:19 PM

My contention is that we need to control growth. And we can do it. We are not subject to "forces" that are beyond our control. Zoning laws are poweful tools that communties have to shape the environment the way the majority of the residents in a community want it to be shaped.

I'm going to use the state of Vermont as an example: I'm not a big fan of the leftist politics of Vermont, but the state of New Hampshire could learn a few lessons from the Green Mountain state concerning how to control "sprawl" & not lose its rural nature. In 20 years if you drive through Vermont I would venture to say that the state will look pretty much the sames as it does today......central NH on the other hand many very well look like "anyplace" USA if we do't get development under control.

As for jobs & development, you can bring some of it up here, but you don't need to change the nature of the whole region to do it. Make business & industry conform to what we want.
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11-17-2007, 03:19 PM	#38
Irish mist Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 683 Thanks: 127 Thanked 85 Times in 49 Posts	My contention is that we need to control growth. And we can do it. We are not subject to "forces" that are beyond our control. Zoning laws are poweful tools that communties have to shape the environment the way the majority of the residents in a community want it to be shaped. I'm going to use the state of Vermont as an example: I'm not a big fan of the leftist politics of Vermont, but the state of New Hampshire could learn a few lessons from the Green Mountain state concerning how to control "sprawl" & not lose its rural nature. In 20 years if you drive through Vermont I would venture to say that the state will look pretty much the sames as it does today......central NH on the other hand many very well look like "anyplace" USA if we do't get development under control. As for jobs & development, you can bring some of it up here, but you don't need to change the nature of the whole region to do it. Make business & industry conform to what we want. ________ Chrysler slant-6 engine history Last edited by Irish mist; 02-27-2011 at 10:01 PM.