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Progress is being made, during the moratorium of business above 50,000 sq ft, to assess the current ordinances. Check the Meetings/Calendar section for a schedule of upcoming meetings. Public participation in these meetings is encouraged.
What an exciting few weeks it has been for our town and the people who have stood up against a Goliath and won!!! Quotes have been flying in the newspaper’s, and blogs that this is : “Democracy at it’s finest” I don’t believe that we are agitators, we simply took a stand.
The other exciting news is that the town is hosting a Charette. There will be a dozen round tables, where people can have intimate discussions and decide what they’re willing to live with as far as retail development in our lovely town. We all need to be at this Charette and have our views and concerns heard. PLEASE SAVE THE DATE!!! THURSDAY, AUGUST 23rd, 7:00pm at the Senior Center on Bristol Ferry Road in Portsmouth. They can hold up to 200 people.
Preserve Portsmouth is hosting an event at Green Valley Country Club on Thursday, Sept. 13th at 6:30 p.m.
Stacy Mitchell from www.newrules.org, and the Institute for Local Self Reliance will be coming to Portsmouth and presenting her studies in regards to retail development in America. Check out her website or go and purchase her books Hometown Advantage, Big Box Swindle, and get better informed before the Charette meeting!!!!
To enjoy the natural beauty of our island we are encouraging folks to take their NO signs down. Store them in your garages and hopefully when the planning and zoning is amended in January we can then throw them away!!
