Letter to Editor: Portsmouth's Zoning Process Deters New Business Growth

Keith Humphreys, a 10 year member of the , is asking town officials to take a closer look at the town's zoning process. 

According to a letter, published as a pdf at right, Humphreys believes the town's zoning process deters new business growth.

The process length, duration of Zoning Board meetings and, according to Humphreys, a lack of quorum on the Zoning Board all contribute to this detterance. 

"One meeting per month, lengthy agendas and unjustified demands have caused excessive delay and financial burden to the applicant," he writes. 

To read more of this letter, see the pdf at right.