Economic development in Hinsdale NH

(Just brain storming)

There has been some good that’s come out of the incineration problem. I am against this project.

The organization who has grown out of this has been extraordinary.

We should start to look at what kind of economical development we want.

We need an I 91 spur (that is an interstate style road) going through Hinsdale, through Winchester, going up to Keene NH –maybe connecting to RT 9/101. Rt 9 from Brattleboro to Keene is a death trap, poorly engineered road, and a spur would reduce congestion in Brattleboro. Of course, our kids could sell firecrackers when they get out of college –which is dangerous and illegal in most states around us.

I can tell you for a fact, our children need the sense that there are good paying jobs waiting for them when they get out of high school, technical school or college. There is just too much hopelessness and poverty in Hinsdale and Winchester!!!!!!!! We could help the “high value” economic development of Hinsdale, Winchester and Keen and beyond –besides creating road construction job needs.

As far as creating a campaign against an issue like VY and incineration -there is nothing more powerful against your adversaries when you step out of the typical advocacy and adversary boring models that we have all seen in the media. Basically, we co-opt their positive campaign of economic development (all the politicians do this) that drives the primary local necessity of the incineration project. There is nothing more interesting to the media and the public –when you are against something –then have the courage to express a creative ideal of a “future” dealing with the biggest necessary –economic development.

So what creative future do your see for Hinsdale NH in 5,10…20 years –for social, individual and economic development of a community. They say life is but a movie –where our creative ideals realigns the material world of today for a better tomorrow –people say its individual needs, money and power that drives development – I say it’s love and creativity that is the primary driver of our creative history.

I would say we are entering a new epoch with $125 dollar barrel petroleum and a devaluing dollar……meaning there will be a need with business to move back into a local markets, with as little transportation as possible….Boston and metro New York City. It’s a great opportunity for us. We need to think about our infrastructure for this.

***NYC has some big problems with getting rid of garbage politically and economically in the coming years –I’d be concerned that the Hinsdale incineration project might shift to burning garbage too from the big cities.

Thanks,

mike mulligan
Hinsdale, NH