Crawford Notch/ Bretton Woods
Rant on!
If you are easily upset by flatlanders who don't understand the hardships of life above the notches and want to tell you how to manage your affairs, don't read this post!
900 new homes. My wife and I both make good money, but I can guarantee these will be out of our price range. When I stand on the Sugarloafs and look toward the Presidentials I'll be able to look out across the lovely subdivisions and take pride in my adopted home state. When I ski down the Rosebrooks I'll be able to enjoy the roof tops as opposed to trees, which I can see anywhere.
470 new jobs. Doing what? Cooks, waiters, busboys, dishwashers, maids, laundry service, landscapers. All for the well to do owners who will so greatly appreciate the hard work and sacrifice of the quaint north country folk. I've been watching it for decades here in southern NH, they'll bring in their own people for all the good jobs.
Rather than improving the economy I see this putting a lot of the people in Twin Mountain out of business as the "new" people demand the restaurants and services they are accustomed too. Dunkin' Donuts, Applebee's, MacDonalds, (also great places to work.)
Taxes will increase as they demand more fire, police and ambulance protection. Trash removal, new schools. The list goes on. Meanwhile, the developers sit back and rake in the money. They have absolutely no concern for the environment or the mountains themselves. They see them as an opportunity for exploitation, and nothing more. They are the only ones who stand to gain from this.
I see it as having everything to lose and nothing to gain. Carroll needs strong leaders now who will not let these developers come in and take over, because they will continue to take until there is nothing left to take. It is already becoming evident in and around Bretton Woods. The leaders must take control of this situation and not cave to the pressure of big money talking. (It doesn't talk, it swears.) Yes, the area needs new jobs, it needs money, but how much is good? Where do you draw the line? Progress, but at what price?
I am just stating things the way I see them. I've got a right to my opinion, just like you.
Rant over.
OK, I'm ready to for my castigation now, fire away.
KDT