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Hooksett economic advisers propose letter to curb overconcentration of car washes and storage
Summary
The town's economic development advisory committee said it will draft a letter urging planning and zoning boards to discourage additional self-storage and car-wash permits in zones where those uses are saturating the market.
Members of the Hooksett Economic Development Advisory Committee discussed rising concentrations of self-storage facilities, car washes and similar single-purpose uses and proposed advising land-use boards to seek greater business diversity.
"Any type of business that is too heavily present in this town has a risk of, at some point, experiencing a decline in business," EDAC members said, arguing that overconcentration can crowd out other retail and service uses.
Committee members agreed to draft a letter on EDAC…
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