RICHMOND â The conclusion of an otherwise routine Town Council meeting became contentious Tuesday when residents during the public forum criticized council President Nell Carpenter for approving the recent appointment of a developer to the Planning Board and for a recent post on social media.
Carpenterâs post, made on Dec. 31 on the Richmond Community Facebook page, accused a resident, whom she did not name, of child pornography and cyberstalking and of threatening her.
The post reads, in part:
âA convicted child pornographer and cyber stalker who sells vegetables is among you. Many know this truth but are afraid to speak up. Iâm not afraid of him. Many take his word for gospel and praise his efforts. His recent method of attack includes racist âdark manâ statements and physical threats via private message.â
NH Business Review
Newly established panel seen as expediting development process
January 13, 2021
New Hampshire’s newly established three-member Housing Appeals Board has begun accepting planning and zoning appeals, ushering in what proponents of the panel see as an important change to help meet the state’s affordable housing shortage.
Created in the last legislative session, the board is modeled on the Board of Tax and Land Appeals. It is as an attempt to settle disputes between developers and municipalities without going to Superior Court. The board, like a court, can overrule or remand a local board’s decision and then either side could appeal the board’s decision, just as in Superior Court, to the state Supreme Court.