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Originally Posted by upthesaukee
It is the town, in this case Alton, who did not and still does not have the forethought to prevent clear cutting some of our most beautiful resources, our scenic vistas in the town of Alton.
Want an even better example: Look at Lakewood Estates. This is the area that as you come down Alton bay, you see the clear cutting and homes on the hill to the right of Sandy Point. You also get a good look at this area driving on Rte 11 coming into Alton from Rochester...The homes that look down at the end of the bay stick out like a sore thumb three or more miles from the bay. 
The town needs to protect our area by maintaining green space in any new developments. And we worry about the sight of a single cell tower ruining the scenic views in the area of the bay.
Yes dear, get me the step ladder so I can get down off my soap box.  |
Just me playin' devil's advocate here...
(no ill-will intended, in other words...)
But... I gotta ask...
How do you know that clear cutting was done?
(You may have seen the Bay long before I grew roots here... )
Could it be that this lot was cleared prior to the houses being placed on the lot and/or renovated?
(In other words, any variances could be grand-fathered in... before there was a Master Plan for zoning, this is entirely possible... you'd be amazed at what used to be allowed and much has/is being done to change that by the ZBA/Planning.)
For the record, I know nothing about the history of those houses nor any renovations. But I do know that plans sometimes go thru for making Aunt & Uncle Brown's cute little rustic camp on Winnipesaukee into a 3,000 sq. ft, year-round, 5-bedroom house with new septic, parking etc., can be done with creative engineering, some variance approvals, and grandfathering...
p.s.
Lakewood was approved in 2001 - I think Alton has revised the master plan since then.