We the undersigned, being taxpayers, voters, and full-time residents of Bedford NH, request that no more apartments be approved, particularly the current 120-unit building being planned for Bow Lane off Chestnut drive which has now revised its plan and is asking to build 93 units.
We need ALL 1300 of you to TAKE ACTION on REPEALING the HAB!
https://mailchi.mp/2c459203c080/we-needed-all-1300...To keep up to date on what is happening in Bedford, please join our mailing list.
http://bedfordresidents.com/bra/mailing-list/
You can opt-in/opt-out at any time. Your information will not be shared or used for any other purpose. It makes it a lot easier for us to let you know the next steps needing to be taken.
We welcome your questions, research and input: [email protected]
This petition will continue to
collect names to help keep bringing awareness of the ongoing problem of
"new urbanism" which has come to Bedford as well as the Governor's push to take over zoning decisions from the towns. Although the Bow Lane project is moving forward, the Market and Main revision requesting apartments has been halted. The governor's low i income housing plan failed, but the Housing Appeals Board (HAB) is still in place and needs to be repealed. The HAB could let developers override your votes at town
meetings and redirect boards to give perks and permissions to developers
regardless of your wishes!
When you sign, please include your full name and a valid email when you sign so you can be verified as a resident. It can be made unviewable.
You may also comment on the front page, but that is not the same as a signature!
Note: Do not open suspicious emails that do not come from us!
We are also on FaceBook and Twitter @BedfordResident
Please read about 'new urbanism' and the philosophy behind it.
Note: You do NOT need to donate to anything to this website, or to us, in order to sign.
UPDATE: The GOVERNOR DID NOT VETO SB 241 commuter rail boondoggle.
Commuter rail goes hand in hand with new urbanism. Please sign!
https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/no-commuter-ra...
March 2021 town elections are just 5 months away...
Updates
January 22, 2019
We hit one thousand signatures today. It is exhausting work to keep fighting these housing plans but seeing this number helps keep me going.
Reached 1,000 supporters
January 20, 2019
January 17, 2019
The climb to one thousand signatures is taking everything out of me but we are getting closer. Please click the link to join our mailing list so we can coordinate our next move against these zoning changes.
August 20, 2018
One hundred people have signed on to stop the overdevelopment of our town. It is exhausting to fight these battles but seeing your names here gives me the energy to keep pushing against the current plans.
Reached 100 supporters
August 20, 2018
327 Comments
I was waiting for the 62 and over apartments to be built but that totally changed now the theater, bowling alley and hotel has changed I will be selling and going back to Vermont, after 36 years living in Bedford.
City of Manchester is few miles up the road with vibrant downtown, sidewalks and public transportation. Why there is such a pressing need to turn a rural suburban town into a city, when the city is next door?
Our town is known for the school system, which is already getting crowded. Continuing to add more housing in compact spacing will tax our resources, and the low estimates of kids in these apartments is completely inaccurate.
While projects such as this make the developers a great deal of money, I do not believe we need to sacrifice the character of Bedford to fill the pockets of those who seek to profit from the annihilation of our community as we know it.
I work on Chestnut Drive, a short dead-end street. It simply can't handle the added traffic that 120 apartment unit will bring. Getting out of Chestnut onto Rt. 101 is very difficult now and will be worse with the new median put in. Wrong location for this apartment complex.
I am strongl opposed to the building of any present and further plans for the bulding of apartments in Bedford, NH
No more apartments. This is Bedford, not some California town. We keep doing this, and we will lose the New England feel of our town as well as change the demographics
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We the undersigned, being taxpayers, voters, and full-time residents of Bedford NH, request that no more apartments be approved, particularly the current 120-unit building being planned for Bow Lane off Chestnut drive which has now revised its plan and is asking to build 93 units.
We need ALL 1300 of you to TAKE ACTION on REPEALING the HAB!
https://mailchi.mp/2c459203c080/we-needed-all-1300...To keep up to date on what is happening in Bedford, please join our mailing list.
http://bedfordresidents.com/bra/mailing-list/
You can opt-in/opt-out at any time. Your information will not be shared or used for any other purpose. It makes it a lot easier for us to let you know the next steps needing to be taken.
We welcome your questions, research and input: [email protected]
This petition will continue to
collect names to help keep bringing awareness of the ongoing problem of
"new urbanism" which has come to Bedford as well as the Governor's push to take over zoning decisions from the towns. Although the Bow Lane project is moving forward, the Market and Main revision requesting apartments has been halted. The governor's low i income housing plan failed, but the Housing Appeals Board (HAB) is still in place and needs to be repealed. The HAB could let developers override your votes at town
meetings and redirect boards to give perks and permissions to developers
regardless of your wishes!
When you sign, please include your full name and a valid email when you sign so you can be verified as a resident. It can be made unviewable.
You may also comment on the front page, but that is not the same as a signature!
Note: Do not open suspicious emails that do not come from us!
We are also on FaceBook and Twitter @BedfordResident
Please read about 'new urbanism' and the philosophy behind it.
Note: You do NOT need to donate to anything to this website, or to us, in order to sign.
UPDATE: The GOVERNOR DID NOT VETO SB 241 commuter rail boondoggle.
Commuter rail goes hand in hand with new urbanism. Please sign!
https://www.ipetitions.com/petition/no-commuter-ra...
March 2021 town elections are just 5 months away...
Updates
January 22, 2019
We hit one thousand signatures today. It is exhausting work to keep fighting these housing plans but seeing this number helps keep me going.
Reached 1,000 supporters
January 20, 2019
January 17, 2019
The climb to one thousand signatures is taking everything out of me but we are getting closer. Please click the link to join our mailing list so we can coordinate our next move against these zoning changes.
August 20, 2018
One hundred people have signed on to stop the overdevelopment of our town. It is exhausting to fight these battles but seeing your names here gives me the energy to keep pushing against the current plans.
Reached 100 supporters
August 20, 2018
327 Comments
Not an appropriate place to build an apartment complex. Traffic is a major factor and also will put a strain on water / sewer and emergency service. In addition more students will overcrowd the school and no tax revenue generated if property is rental.
I was waiting for the 62 and over apartments to be built but that totally changed now the theater, bowling alley and hotel has changed I will be selling and going back to Vermont, after 36 years living in Bedford.
City of Manchester is few miles up the road with vibrant downtown, sidewalks and public transportation. Why there is such a pressing need to turn a rural suburban town into a city, when the city is next door?
Our town is known for the school system, which is already getting crowded. Continuing to add more housing in compact spacing will tax our resources, and the low estimates of kids in these apartments is completely inaccurate.
While projects such as this make the developers a great deal of money, I do not believe we need to sacrifice the character of Bedford to fill the pockets of those who seek to profit from the annihilation of our community as we know it.
I work on Chestnut Drive, a short dead-end street. It simply can't handle the added traffic that 120 apartment unit will bring. Getting out of Chestnut onto Rt. 101 is very difficult now and will be worse with the new median put in. Wrong location for this apartment complex.
I am strongl opposed to the building of any present and further plans for the bulding of apartments in Bedford, NH
No more apartments. This is Bedford, not some California town. We keep doing this, and we will lose the New England feel of our town as well as change the demographics
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Not an appropriate place to build an apartment complex. Traffic is a major factor and also will put a strain on water / sewer and emergency service. In addition more students will overcrowd the school and no tax revenue generated if property is rental.