I do not want to see Rockingham County exploited as "bedroom county," providing housing for people who work and shop in neighboring counties, while betraying long-time residents and the treasure of our farms and fields which define this county. The Almighty Dollar is NOT what matters most! Our message must be that Rockingham County is not for sale!
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Tammy Neal
27 days ago
Too many people in one small town rural area. No infrastructure in place to handle this many people. Not even following own current development plan.
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Brittany T
27 days ago
This proposal has not been thoroughly researched. Our infrastructure is not equipped to handle such an increase not to mention the destruction of natural habitat that’s already disappearing at an alarming rate.
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Danielle Crotts
27 days ago
I worry about increased traffic on mineral springs as I live off this road
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Patricia Levy
27 days ago
Firstly, Our children are the future, overcrowded schools will impede the teaching/learning process at a time that struggles to keep teachers & bus drivers. In addition, where to house those children? Current schools do not have the capacity so our tax dollars will be paying for alternative classrooms. Secondly, we house the additional families but have little to offer them to keep there money in our county. Thirdly, the traffic will be a huge issue as will road repairs. Many more concerns!
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Charles Breeding
27 days ago
I live nearby on 15-acre farm, & don't want to see traffic increase nor development near my neighbors.
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James C Lyston
27 days ago
I don’t think anyone’s opposed to building some houses in Rockingham County, I think people are opposed to high density developments that will overrun the resources of the county as is they currently stand. How much can the infrastructure support? Once one of these monstrosities become reality the developers won’t stop. If this is allowed, when will enough be enough? Will Rockingham County turn into Brooklyn -Queens, New York with people living several feet away from each other‘s homes.
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David Byerly
27 days ago
To many houses per acre. They should only have 1 house per acre minimum.
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AMANDA WARE
27 days ago
Rural communities are so important for so many reasons. There are so many uses for land besides developing. Not to mention all of the costs both financially and resourcefully.
Stop overdeveloping!!!!
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Kathy Joyce
28 days ago
We live on 3 acres. That would total 18 houses instead of 1! We choose to live in a rural setting and this development would be the beginning of the end of a small town and rural county! In addition to the lost way of life in our community, we don't have enough resources such as schools, police, utilities, stores and roads to handle the massive expansion this type of developing would demand.
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Hunter Williams
28 days ago
We live in the country and we would like to keep it that way so our kids can grow up and enjoy it the way we did.
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Heather Fargis
28 days ago
I will always be for protecting rural land. We have to protect our water, our roads, our wildlife, our safety, and the quiet natural character. I was born here and have lived here almost 50 years. I'm all for responsible growth. This is not responsible growth. This is greed. Pure and simple.
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Will Neal
28 days ago
Developers often promise new services that never show up on time, so traffic gets worse, appointments get harder, and existing residents pay more to keep things running. Farmland and the quiet rural character disappear for good, and a tight knit community turns into just another crowded subdivision. Housing is needed somewhere but not all at once, without the roads and services to match, in a town this small.
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Robin Crawford
28 days ago
Because I live in rural Rockingham county
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Patricia Bryant
28 days ago
I was raised there and this would destroy why we love this place.
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Norma Vaughn
28 days ago
Is important to take in consideration the people who live happily for generations in this county, the impact of a big development like this isn’t needed and potentially devastating for some.
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Nora Elkins
28 days ago
Enough is enough. The only people benefitting are the developers. Once our ground-water sources are depleted, how much will we have to pay for city water? That won't matter because the developers and politicians will already have moved on to the next cash cow. What we really need is housing for the homeless. But wait, there's no money in that for the fat cat developers.
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Amy Murphy
29 days ago
I rented the house on the Norman Cook property on Hwy 158 and the owners sold to a developer. There was a pond with an entire ecosystem of its own, turkeys, deer, owls, many species of birds and surely countless other creatures and critters that are so important to a healthy ecosystem for humans. It was also farmed to produce hay. I was absolutely heartbroken that it was all destroyed. I can only pray that people wake up before it is all gone.
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Supporter
29 days ago
Bring restaurants bring stores no to new homes no to data centers and no to casinos!!
Community over chaos.
I do not want to see Rockingham County exploited as "bedroom county," providing housing for people who work and shop in neighboring counties, while betraying long-time residents and the treasure of our farms and fields which define this county. The Almighty Dollar is NOT what matters most! Our message must be that Rockingham County is not for sale!
Too many people in one small town rural area. No infrastructure in place to handle this many people. Not even following own current development plan.
This proposal has not been thoroughly researched. Our infrastructure is not equipped to handle such an increase not to mention the destruction of natural habitat that’s already disappearing at an alarming rate.
I worry about increased traffic on mineral springs as I live off this road
Firstly, Our children are the future, overcrowded schools will impede the teaching/learning process at a time that struggles to keep teachers & bus drivers. In addition, where to house those children? Current schools do not have the capacity so our tax dollars will be paying for alternative classrooms. Secondly, we house the additional families but have little to offer them to keep there money in our county. Thirdly, the traffic will be a huge issue as will road repairs. Many more concerns!
I live nearby on 15-acre farm, & don't want to see traffic increase nor development near my neighbors.
I don’t think anyone’s opposed to building some houses in Rockingham County, I think people are opposed to high density developments that will overrun the resources of the county as is they currently stand. How much can the infrastructure support? Once one of these monstrosities become reality the developers won’t stop. If this is allowed, when will enough be enough? Will Rockingham County turn into Brooklyn -Queens, New York with people living several feet away from each other‘s homes.
To many houses per acre. They should only have 1 house per acre minimum.
Rural communities are so important for so many reasons. There are so many uses for land besides developing. Not to mention all of the costs both financially and resourcefully. Stop overdeveloping!!!!
We live on 3 acres. That would total 18 houses instead of 1! We choose to live in a rural setting and this development would be the beginning of the end of a small town and rural county! In addition to the lost way of life in our community, we don't have enough resources such as schools, police, utilities, stores and roads to handle the massive expansion this type of developing would demand.
We live in the country and we would like to keep it that way so our kids can grow up and enjoy it the way we did.
I will always be for protecting rural land. We have to protect our water, our roads, our wildlife, our safety, and the quiet natural character. I was born here and have lived here almost 50 years. I'm all for responsible growth. This is not responsible growth. This is greed. Pure and simple.
Developers often promise new services that never show up on time, so traffic gets worse, appointments get harder, and existing residents pay more to keep things running. Farmland and the quiet rural character disappear for good, and a tight knit community turns into just another crowded subdivision. Housing is needed somewhere but not all at once, without the roads and services to match, in a town this small.
Because I live in rural Rockingham county
I was raised there and this would destroy why we love this place.
Is important to take in consideration the people who live happily for generations in this county, the impact of a big development like this isn’t needed and potentially devastating for some.
Enough is enough. The only people benefitting are the developers. Once our ground-water sources are depleted, how much will we have to pay for city water? That won't matter because the developers and politicians will already have moved on to the next cash cow. What we really need is housing for the homeless. But wait, there's no money in that for the fat cat developers.
I rented the house on the Norman Cook property on Hwy 158 and the owners sold to a developer. There was a pond with an entire ecosystem of its own, turkeys, deer, owls, many species of birds and surely countless other creatures and critters that are so important to a healthy ecosystem for humans. It was also farmed to produce hay. I was absolutely heartbroken that it was all destroyed. I can only pray that people wake up before it is all gone.
Bring restaurants bring stores no to new homes no to data centers and no to casinos!!