The Pulte decision shows once again our town government represents the interests of the developers at the expense of the long-term residents. While the developers make huge money the long-term residents are stuck with the increased costs of fire, police, road maintenance, sewage and water infrastructure demands. The town government wants development. The long-term residents […]
Author Archives: Lee I. Corwin
Electricity costs here make EVs, heat pumps less attractive
Massachusetts is near the very top for the cost of electricity. This means economic benefits of owning and driving an EV are markedly degraded. This results in more internal combustion engine vehicles and more pollution. With the high cost of electricity, the benefits of switching to heat pumps is also economically degraded. So as compared […]
Parking problems impede downtown prosperity
Greatly appreciate what Mr. Vayo’s organization is trying to do. But unfortunately, until such time as parking is not onerous for Plymouth residents, downtown will be avoided by us locals. Especially avoided during tourist season. I have a daughter who lives in Rye [New Hampshire] near Portsmouth. Although it may take a bit of searching, […]
More tourism is bad for Plymouth
I note with dismay the push to increase tourism in Plymouth. We say Plymouth is “America’s Hometown.” That implies people actually live here. There seems to be a coordinated push by town government to ignore the needs and wants of its residents. With this push to increase development, traffic has become unmanageable. Stresses on our […]
