Testimony Archives

2011 Testimony Letters

HB 85 – amending the definition of “abutter”

Testimony letter opposing the bill provided to the House Municipal and County Government Committee on January 18, 2011.

HB 205 – relative to notice to owners of upstream dams

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the House Municipal and County Government Committee on
February 2, 2011.

HB 218 – repealing the NH Rail Transit Authority

Testimony letter opposing the bill provided to the House Transportation Committee on February 1, 2011.

HB 352 – relative to mergers of lots

Testimony letter opposing the bill provided to the House Municipal and County Government Committee on February 10, 2011.

HB 409 – planning board members serving on other boards or commissions

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the House Municipal and County Government Committee on
February 10, 2011.

HB 470 – repealing the Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act

Testimony letter opposing the bill provided to the House Resources, Recreation & Development Committee on
February 17, 2011.

HB 555 - relative to the designation o/the Lower Exeter and Squamscott Rivers as protected rivers.

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the House Resources, Recreation & Development Committee on
February 10, 2011.

SB 154 – relative to the Comprehensive Shoreland Protection Act

Testimony letter partly supporting and partly opposing the bill provided to the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee on February 17, 2011.

2010 Testimony Letters

SB 317 — redefining the standards for granting zoning variances

Testimony letter opposing the bill provided to the Senate Public and Municipal Affairs Committee on
March 2, 2010.

HB 1380 — relative to assessing fees by zoning boards of adjustment.

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the House Local & Regulated Revenues Committee on
January 14, 2010.

HB 1200 — relative to the definition of “abutter” for notice of land use board hearings.

Testimony letter opposing the bill provided to the House Municipal & County Government Committee on January 11, 2010.

2009 Testimony Letters

HB 446 — defining “unnecessary hardship” for purposes of zoning variances.

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the Senate Public and Municipal Affairs Committee on
May 14, 2009.

SB 59 — relative to the renovation and replacement of school buildings.

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the House Education Committee on April 24, 2009.

HB 212 — relative to the assessment of certain impact fees by municipalities

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the House Local and Regulated Revenues Committee on
January 21, 2009.

HB 446 — defining “unnecessary hardship” for purposes of zoning variances.

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the House Municipal and County Government Committee on February 5, 2009.

SB 136 — relative to the motor vehicle registration fee supporting a municipal and transportation improvement fund.

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the Senate Public and Municipal Affairs Committee on
February 5, 2009.

SB 59 — relative to the renovation and replacement of school buildings.

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the Senate Education Committee on February 5, 2009.

SB 93 — extending the exemption from subsequent local land use regulation where substantial development has begun on an approved plan.

Testimony letter opposing the bill provided to the Senate Public and Municipal Affairs Committee on
February 5, 2009.

SB 186 — relative to the establishment of a statewide transportation policy and a transportation advisory commission.

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the Senate Transportation and Interstate Cooperation Committee on February 19, 2009.

 

2008 Testimony Letters

HB 1223 — relative to exemptions from local ordinances for excavation sites

Testimony letter opposing the bill provided to the House Municipal and County Government Committee on January 22, 2008. 

HB 1259 — authorizing communities to establish municipal housing commissions

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the House Municipal and County Government Committee on January 24, 2008. 
Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the Senate Public and Municipal Affairs Committee on April 8, 2008.

HB 1263 — relative to the protection of existing property uses

Testimony letter opposing the bill provided to the House Municipal and County Government Committee on January 22, 2008. 

HB 1324 — relative to amending zoning ordinances at official ballot town meetings

Testimony letter opposing the bill provided to the House Municipal and County Government Committee on January 22, 2008. 

HB 331 — relative to time limits on design review

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the Senate Public and Municipal Affairs Committee on March 25, 2008.

HB 1472, SB 342, and SB 421 — workforce housing

Testimony letter explaining the NHPA’s choice not to take a position, submitted to the Senate Public and Municipal Affairs Committee and the House Municipal and County Government Committee on April 18, 2008.

SB 422 — adding an energy section to zoning and planning master plans

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the Senate Public and Municipal Affairs Committee on January 29, 2008.
Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the House Municipal and County Government Committee on March 25, 2008.

SB 416 — relative to subdivision and site plan regulation waivers

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the Senate Public and Municipal Affairs Committee on February 5, 2008.
Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the House Municipal and County Government Committee on April 1, 2008.

SB 452 — relative to transportation planning

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the Senate Transportation and Interstate Cooperation Committee on February 13, 2008.
Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the House Public Works and Highways Committee on April 2, 2008.

SB 396 — relative to the establishment of a statewide transportation policy

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the Senate Transportation and Interstate Cooperation Committee on February 20, 2008.
Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the House Public Works and Highways Committee on April 2, 2008.

SB 381 — relative to conservation commissions

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the House Municipal and County Government Committee on March 26, 2008.

SB 341 — digital advertising on turnpikes and federal aid highways

Testimony letter supporting the bill, submitted to the House Public Works and Highways Committee on April 22, 2008.

2007 Testimony Letters

SB 217 — Housing and Conservation Planning Program

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the House Municipal and County Government Committee on May 1, 2007.

HB 648— Flood Management Plan Commission

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the Senate Energy, Environment, and Economic Development Committee on May 8, 2007

SB 217 — Housing and Conservation Planning Program

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the Senate Energy, Environment, and Economic Development Committee on March 12, 2007.

2006 Testimony Letters

 

HB 657 — Community Revitalization Tax Incentive

Testimony letter supporting the bill provided to the Senate Public and Municipal Affairs Committee on March 23, 2006.

HB 1366 — Open Space Access Requirements by Planning Board

Testimony letter opposing the bill provided to the Senate Public and Municipal Affairs Committee on April 10, 2006.

 

 

 
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