Real Estate

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by DEJ

Yes you are entitled to your opinion however complaining about it on this or any other forum does nothing to fix the problems you so despise. Complaining from behind a keyboard is easy, changing things takes effort. If you want to make a difference here are a couple of opportunities/suggestions for you.

If you do not like McMansions then get involved with your town and try to pass legislation to limit the size of waterfront homes.

If you are concerned with green lawns I suggest you contact the DES and work with them to pass legislation to limit fertilizer around lakes and ponds.

Good luck.

There isn't a Town or village around Lake Winnipesaukee that will listen to any changes in the way the land is being sold and McMansions are being built on them. As an example Wolfeboro gets 70% of there operating revenue from lake front property owners.
The more the land sells for and the bigger the house put on it fits into the future operating revenue for each of these greedy little towns/villages around the lake.
IMO more average wage earners should be able to buy lake front property and the tax burden should be split up between all the people in these towns.

[tis]

Originally Posted by Rusty

There isn't a Town or village around Lake Winnipesaukee that will listen to any changes in the way the land is being sold and McMansions are being built on them. As an example Wolfeboro gets 70% of there operating revenue from lake front property owners.
The more the land sells for and the bigger the house put on it fits into the future operating revenue for each of these greedy little towns/villages around the lake.
IMO more average wage earners should be able to buy lake front property and the tax burden should be split up between all the people in these towns.

I agree with you but it seems those who pay the LEAST taxes are the ones who want to have more and more services provided by the towns. Spend, spend, spend.

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by tis

I agree with you but it seems those who pay the LEAST taxes are the ones who want to have more and more services provided by the towns. Spend, spend, spend.

Exactly...If the tax burden was spread around more then maybe these freeloaders would think twice before wanting to spend, spend, spend.

[ITD]

Whatever your "position" on this thread, please have a .......

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

[WakeboardMom]

Lots of folks who own those McMnsions are only there one or two weeks in the summer. Yay for less traffic on the lake!

I have a friend who lives on a small lake that straddles the NH/ME border. Folks on her road have a chicken coop in their yard. I'll take the Marriotts or Black-and-Decker any day over 17 cottages with chicken coops stuffed into a quarter-acre lot.

[BroadHopper]

Originally Posted by WakeboardMom

I have a friend who lives on a small lake that straddles the NH/ME border. Folks on her road have a chicken coop in their yard. I'll take the Marriotts or Black-and-Decker any day over 17 cottages with chicken coops stuffed into a quarter-acre lot.

You are going to have to get use to it. Chicken coops will be the norm for the new generation. Laconia as well as many other towns are revisiting and revising their laws regarding chicken coops and gardening.

Aaah, the old days when New Hampshire was Cow Hampshire, not New Vegas.

[barefootbay]

Originally Posted by BroadHopper

You are going to have to get use to it. Chicken coops will be the norm for the new generation. Laconia as well as many other towns are revisiting and revising their laws regarding chicken coops and gardening.

Aaah, the old days when New Hampshire was Cow Hampshire, not New Vegas.

The present administration will certainly hasten that return to the austerity of our forefathers.

[Hermit Cover]

whether on the lake or in La Jolla on the Pacific Ocean are rather understated.....but remember the man's own words, " I am severely Conservative...." and he is!

[WakeboardMom]

Originally Posted by Rusty

Exactly...If the tax burden was spread around more then maybe these freeloaders would think twice before wanting to spend, spend, spend.

Originally Posted by tis

I agree with you but it seems those who pay the LEAST taxes are the ones who want to have more and more services provided by the towns. Spend, spend, spend.

I respectfully disagree with these posts. What used to be my summer home (lol...lakefront but whether or not it's a McMansion is in the eye of the beholder...) is in a town that has one of the best school systems in the state. God bless 'em! Maybe my grand kids will be able to take advantage of this wonderful system.

My driver's license now has this town listed on it as my residence. I told the librarian the other day that I am a year-round resident. Woohoo!

This lake is big enough to have a little bit of everything for everybody. That's why I love it, my kids love it, my friends love it and my neighbors love it.

Happy Thanksgiving!

[Rusty]

Originally Posted by WakeboardMom

I respectfully disagree with these posts. What used to be my summer home (lol...lakefront but whether or not it's a McMansion is in the eye of the beholder...) is in a town that has one of the best school systems in the state. God bless 'em! Maybe my grand kids will be able to take advantage of this wonderful system.

My driver's license now has this town listed on it as my residence. I told the librarian the other day that I am a year-round resident. Woohoo!

This lake is big enough to have a little bit of everything for everybody. That's why I love it, my kids love it, my friends love it and my neighbors love it.

Happy Thanksgiving!

And I love it!!!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!