Town Warrant Article 4- Two 'Grok Thumbs Down
Two 'Grok Thumbs Down
We believe that this is being brought by those, having moved in lately into the area and are not happy having to share it with businesses. Steve Nix; I believe he lives in that area and he spoke in favor of the motion at the Public Session.
Our take? This is like people who knowingly move near an airport and upon getting annoyed at the air traffic, want the hours of operation shortened because of the noise (our wants trump your rights).
Our feelings are primarily over what has been there (the Ames Farm, the Stephenson business, et al) a long, long time FIRST. This feels like "we cannot shut it down, so let's use the leverage of government to make it difficult for them so they will give up and shut down".
Want another example? Think the Cheapo Depot problem and the Laconia folks who looked down at this business as "we want better" and used regulations to almost put them out of business.
Note to those residents: It was there before you moved there; if you didn't like it, you shouldn't have moved there.
Article 4: Are you in favor of the adoption of Amendment No. 3 as proposed by petition for the Gilford Zoning Ordinance as follows:
Amend the Official Zoning Map of the Town of Gilford by changing from the Resort Commercial (RC) Zone to the Single Family Residential (SFR) Zone the area along the southwesterly side of Route 11, a/k/a Lake Shore Road, generally between the Alton town line and Highland Drive. (The Planning Board does not recommend the adoption of this amendment.)
Principle: Private Property rights should not be abridged just because you are annoyed with the general environs (as long as they are otherwise following the law)
Our recommendation to our fellow citizens is to vote "NO!" on this article.
