Dollar General in Moultonboro ??!!

[wifi]

Fifty years ago, Moultonboro was a nice, small, rural community where everyone knew everyone else. Everyone was friendly, you didn't take your life into your hands driving down the road. If someone was broken down on the side of the road, you would stop and help without any hesitation. With the massive subdivisions that have happened over the years, Moultonboro has morphed into just another suburb.

I'd be less against DG if no subdivision was involved, but once subdivided, that blight will last forever.

[Winnisquamer]

Originally Posted by wifi

Fifty years ago, Moultonboro was a nice, small, rural community where everyone knew everyone else. Everyone was friendly, you didn't take your life into your hands driving down the road. If someone was broken down on the side of the road, you would stop and help without any hesitation. With the massive subdivisions that have happened over the years, Moultonboro has morphed into just another suburb.

I'd be less against DG if no subdivision was involved, but once subdivided, that blight will last forever.

How many people lived/ summer occupied in the area 50 years ago compared to today?

I don't want dg to open up shop since there is already like 20 of them in the Laconia Tilton Franklin area but let's get real here. With how quick the populations growing we don't live in a society where your 6 neighbors are all named Bob John Tom Sue Pam and Sally any more.. So I find it hard to believe people still try to find the tiny town (friendly) mentality up here.

The times have changed for the worse to me, helping a stranger out has turned into a "I might end up in a possible lawsuit situation."

[wifi]

Originally Posted by Winnisquamer

How many people lived/ summer occupied in the area 50 years ago compared to today?

Don't remember exactly, there were maybe 500 residents and a couple thousand more in the summer

Originally Posted by Winnisquamer

...So I find it hard to believe people still try to find the tiny town (friendly) mentality up here....

I wasn't trying to find anything, suburbia came to me.


Let the bashing begin.

[tis]

Are you sure that the planning board in Moultonboro is APPOINTED?

I don't think the population of the area only went up a couple of thousand in the summer. I always remember people saying our area, meaning Wolfeboro, Tuftonboro always went up to 30,000 in the summer even many years ago. I don't know what it is now.

[Sue Doe-Nym]

Moultonborough PB members are elected and have been for many years. Many towns (Meredith, I believe) appoint their PB members.

[mcdude]

Sept 23 - Suncook Valley News

Letter To The Editor>>

Way to go Barnstead!>>

Give up any idea of Barnstead being a charming New England town. We can look forward to The Dollar Store; a chain corporate store that sells cheap stuff much of which is produced in China. Walk right in to an overwhelming, overstocking abundance of Stuff that lacks quality in form or function. And expect it to break in a short period of time and then throw it away to our ever accumulating mass of plastic garbage that is polluting the earth.>>

We’ve lost the Barnstead Country Store. We thankfully still have Duane’s Family Farm and Market and Salty Dog Pottery on the main road, Rt 28. Both of these businesses are producing locally grown and handcrafted products along with a charming presentation of beautiful gardens and attractive old buildings. There are other unique places in our town on side roads that offer hand made, homegrown, locally produced items.>>

Why… I ask why would Barnstead allow a chain like the Dollar Store? What happened to American made? What happened to locally produced?>>

I am so disappointed in our planning board.

Teresa Taylor>>
Resident of Barnstead since 1973

[noreast]

Originally Posted by wifi

Fifty years ago, Moultonboro was a nice, small, rural community where everyone knew everyone else. Everyone was friendly, you didn't take your life into your hands driving down the road. If someone was broken down on the side of the road, you would stop and help without any hesitation. With the massive subdivisions that have happened over the years, Moultonboro has morphed into just another suburb.

I'd be less against DG if no subdivision was involved, but once subdivided, that blight will last forever.

This has been happening since the 70's in NH. when I grew up in Derry, it was a cow town. Now there's no room for a cow. I'm in my 40's so it happened fast. It's creeping north, The people who grew up like us are looking to find it again so the only way to go is north. The bedroom communities are full, the country is getting more populated (not by breeding). It's coming to a town near you.