The push is toward regionalism and appointed, not elected officials. DO NOT LET THIS HAPPEN!
HB 1266 – This is NHMA policy bill that would allow towns to vote to authorize the appointment of the town clerk by the selectmen or town manager. Current law requires the town clerk to be elected.
The hearing is scheduled for next Tuesday, January 14, at 11:00 AM in LOB Room 301, before the Municipal and County Government Committee.
Oh boy, hang on to your hats. If the push toward regionalism were not brazen enough, now the California Senate is looking to pass a bill to create a new political subdivision.
“California’s Senate Bill 1 is what the founding fathers fought against. Straight from the U.N. Agenda 21’s playbook, SB1 will give power to a county to form a “Sustainable Communities Investment Authority” (SCIA). These Authorities have the power of eminent domain and can confiscate private property to build “sustainable communities.” The bill essentially paves the way for the loss of any true private property in California, resulting in the loss of freedom and driving down home values. If the Senate passes the modified bill, only Governor Jerry Brown (D – CA) will stand in its way of becoming law.
This means that city and county governments can create unelected bureaucracies with the power to do what’s necessary to create “sustainable communities.” It also means that the definition of “blight” will change from the original definition of abandoned and decaying buildings on residential lots to a much wider definition including anything the bureaucracies need to create sustainable communities.”
Direct link to video: http://youtu.be/nRgWebHXwvg
Read more at Ben Swann’s website: California’s Dangerous Idea: Give unelected bureaucrats the power to confiscate the private property of Americans
More Agenda 21 nonsense from Obama….
Later today at the White House, President Obama will announce the first ever “Promise Zone” communities.
“Promise Zones explore new strategies to bolster local economies. From education to housing to job creation, the program helps communities find creative solutions to their challenges—and that’s something every town and city can learn from.”
Just what we need are more intrusive programs, right?
Voice your OPPOSITION: Send a letter to Congress today.
Carol Shea-Porter – District 1
Carol Shea-Porter
(202) 225-5456
Annie Kuster – District 2
Annie Kuster
(202) 225-5206
Senator Kelly Ayotte
Sen. Kelly Ayotte
(202) 224-3324
Senator Jeanne Shaheen
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
(202) 224-2841
Today, Congress is debating whether communities will be able to keep doing this work.
The House and the Senate are still negotiating fiscal year 2014’s federal budget—including important programs that SUPPOSEDLY support community development.
Promise Zones are just one of the many federal initiatives that could be hampered—or eliminated—when Congress reaches a final budget deal.
We want to make SURE this program remains UNFUNDED.
Tell Congress to OPPOSE programs like Promise Zones: Send a letter to your representatives today.
Carol Shea-Porter – District 1
Carol Shea-Porter
(202) 225-5456
Annie Kuster – District 2
Annie Kuster
(202) 225-5206
Senator Kelly Ayotte
Sen. Kelly Ayotte
(202) 224-3324
Senator Jeanne Shaheen
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen
(202) 224-2841
Or call to register your opposition to this program.
Senator Shaheen: (202) 224-2841
Senator Ayotte: (202) 224-3324
Congreeswoman Kuster: (202) 225-5206
Congresswoman Shea-Porter: (202) 225-5456
“San Antonio, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, southeastern Kentucky and the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma—the first five Promise Zone communities—will get new resources to help them grow stronger from the ground up” they claim. But you and I know this means more federal interference, property rights stolen, and more tax money wasted.
Federal programs have HURT hundreds of other communities—and can HURT hundreds more—but Congress needs to hear from you to STOP IT.
Take a minute and send a letter today.
There will be a Committee Hearing on January 16th on HB 1573 in LOB 301 at 1:00 PM.
Please contact the Municipal and County Government Committee and attend and testify if you can.
RPCs (Regional Planning Commissions) are the top down unelected boards who are implementing the federal government’s idea of sustainability through control over your local government.
If your town has been threatened or affected by GSF, you need to be part of this because your testimony is proof that people do NOT want this interference and the RPCs are overstepping their original purpose. We hope someone from these towns will plan on testifying on the 16th for HB 1573:
Alton
Bedford
Brookline
Claremont
Dover
Goffstown
Loudon
Manchester
Rindge
Activist Susan Olsen and NH State Rep Jane Cormier recorded a good solid radio show on the problems with the NH Regional Planning Commissions on the December 27th edition of WTPL 107.7 “The Pulse” while sitting in for Brian “Bulldog” Tilton.
They hear from noted activists Tim Carter, Ken Eyring, Skip Murphy, and Jane Aitken who call in to talk about how this issue is being brought to the attention of legislators and voters.
RPCs were created in 1969 by RSA 36 but voters feel that they have gone far beyond their purview by becoming lobbyists for the federal government, which by the way, should be illegal according to NH statutes.
RPCs have noticed activity and have stepped up their propaganda machine with communications and lobbying to the NH legislature, using our tax money of course.
When bills come up for scrutiny before committees you can be sure their representatives will be there. This means we need to be there as well.
Most legislators don’t even know what RPCs are about or what they do. Proof of this is in the email one legislator wrote to GSFs stating that he wasn’t concerned about what the RPCs were doing because after all, we “elected these folks to make decisions for us”. Trouble is, we didn’t. And as caller Dave from Weare stated, legislators need to be aware of just who is calling them to lobby for the federal government and we need to watch what deals come to these legislators as a result of these regional projects.
Listen:
Canada is not exempt from Agenda 21, regionalism and the new urbanism.
Hear Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh who grew up under communism, talk about it. She says it’s as if the communists followed her.
From http://www.FreedomAdvocates.org
Agenda 21 Conference
Sunday January 12, 2014
West Los Angeles, CA
The Globalization of California: Will an Unelected, Unaccountable Bureaucracy Soon Be Running Your Life?
Top Notch Agenda 21 Speakers in Los Angeles – January 12
Don’t miss the unique opportunity to hear from active experts on the advance of globalist society in California. Debbie Bacigalupi and Heather Gass will describe how Agenda 21 has fully arrived in the form of “One Bay Area” (a similar program is coming next to Los Angeles). Patrick Wood, co-author of Trilaterals over Washington will describe the emerging technocracy leading toward the creation of a scientific dictatorship, and Michael Shaw will address the emergence of Regionalism and the Bay Area lawsuit designed to reverse this reinvention of American government in its tracks. Also speaking will be Bay Area (San Carlos) and Orange County (Aliso Viejo) City Councilmen Matt Grocott and Mike Munzing. These elected officials will provide real insights as to how local government has been overwhelmed by federal pressure to accept Regional controls.
This timely conference promises to disclose problems and suggest solutions to the greatest challenge Americans have ever faced. Save the date now.
Produced by Freedom Advocates and the American Freedom Alliance.
Where: West Los Angeles, California
(specific location to be announced)
When: Sunday, January 12, 2014
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Cost: To be announced
Lodging: Hotels available nearby
Fly-In: Los Angeles International Airport
Officials in Hellertown PA (Hellertown Borough Council), specifically Renew Lehigh Valley’s (a program similar to Granite State Future in NH) Executive Director Joyce Marin, are denying they know anything about the connection of their program, Renew Lehigh Valley, to United Nations Agenda 21.
This is the same old tactic used everywhere. These folks can pretend they don’t know what it is, but Agenda 21 is the source of the philosophy expressed on the program’s website:
“Renew Lehigh Valley is committed to promoting smart growth and smart governance in order to revitalize our core communities, preserve open space, and establish an economically and environmentally sustainable foundation for our region’s future growth.”
As we’ve posted before you can see both the federal register entry which confirms the federal government’s commitment to Agenda 21 as well as Nancy Pelosi’s floor speech about it here.
We are proud to report that Martin County will join rest of Treasure Coast in withdrawing from Florida’s Seven50 plan
Seven50 was but one of HUD’s Agenda 21 plans to control seven counties in Florida, but three have now given them the boot.
MARTIN COUNTY — After months of protest at County Commission meetings, opponents of the Seven50 plan were pleased Tuesday when commissioners voted to opt out of the plan in February.
Commissioners voted 4 to 1, with Commissioner Doug Smith dissenting, to withdraw from the regional plan after the Feb. 22 completion of a federal grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development for the planning process.
“That’s (Seven50) not how we want to plan,” said Commissioner John Haddox, who made the motion to opt out of Seven50. “I will not encourage top-down control government planning by applying for grants that accomplish nothing but filling planners’ pockets with taxpayers’ dollars.”
Read about the Seven50 plan here.
The Martin 912 said on their website: “Martin County constitutional conservatives owe Jackie Maimone, Sheila Donivan and Phyllis Frey their thanks for their tenacity and leadership over the past 3 months in mobilizing the Seven 50 opposition. Their focus and judgment have been outstanding throughout the process, to include selecting Jerry Kychelhahn as the Seven50 opposition spokesman at today’s decisive BCC meeting. The Martin Co. vote was a resounding success against regionalism.”
National Association of Regional Councils (NARC) is hosting regional roundtables to examine and discuss the implementation of MAP-21 from the perspective of metropolitan planning organizations (MPOs) and regional councils of government (COGs). NARC’s MAP-21 roundtables are open to Executive Directors and staff of MPOs, rural transportation planning organizations and COGs only. Each meeting is free of charge. The location of the meeting, an agenda and roundtable materials will be released to registrants after approval of your registration.
Orlando, FL – January 25, 2013
Sacramento, CA – January 28, 2013
Phoenix, AZ – January 31, 2013
Indianapolis, IN – February 27-28, 2013
Tulsa, OK – March 4-5, 2013
Worcester, MA – March 8, 2013
Washington, DC – March 14, 2013
NARC’s mission and vision statement:
“Advocate effectively for the role of regional councils in the coordination, planning and delivery of current and future federal programs;”
Those advocating for regionalism certainly have a plethora of groups to support this mission. As ZBiggy said, you can’t have world government without first breaking countries up into regions…