To the editor:
There is a debate raging between so-called property rights anarchists and their cohorts in the home builders lobby vs homeowners who want to preserve single family neighborhoods, where 70 percent of NH's residents have purchased their homes.
Does your State Rep or Governor Ayotte even know or understand what is actually in these housing bills or the consequences of passing these bills?
Take for example HB 685...This bill would force towns to allow a trailer (mobile home) on any residential lot or property throughout the state.
The goal is to eradicate single family zoning like they did in California and we all know how bad things are there. This is straight up Agenda 2030.
In California, single family zones have been eradicated, making single family homes more scarce and more expensive. Similarly, California is the state with the highest amount of high density housing, yet this fact has not affected affordability. California is still the state with the second highest housing costs, with a median home value of $784,840. It also has one of the highest numbers of homeless and unemployed.
Republicans should not be emulating California, or whining about 'snob zoning'. They should take a look at what happened when the Bolsheviks took over housing in 1917. It did not end well for them, and won't end well for us.
- Jane Aitken,
Bedford