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State senator warns Swanzey officials housing bills will reduce local zoning control
Summary
A state senator told the Swanzey Selectboard the Legislature has passed multiple housing-related bills that, in his view, shift authority away from local zoning bodies and impose costs on small towns.
A state senator visiting the Swanzey Selectboard meeting warned that a wave of housing bills moving through the New Hampshire Legislature will reduce local zoning authority and impose new costs on small towns.
The senator told the board most bills have already ‘crossed over’ between chambers and said “the majorities in the senate and the house believe that local zoning is the single issue stopping housing being built right now,” a framing he said is driving multiple proposals.
The senator flagged several measures by bill number as ones that could affect small towns, including an accessory dwelling unit provision he referred to as the “5 77” ADU bill, SB78, HB342, HB428, SB188, and HB475. He said the ADU measure “just passed” and…
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