Rose Farm

Having seen the ad for the planning board meeting for the Rose House Farm by the spring, I almost went. What’s the underlying problem? As usual, it comes down to property ownership. Who owns the farm? Who owns the spring? Who owns the roads? Someone commented on potential air contamination resulting from the project. Well, who owns the air space? Nobody and everybody.

I suspected that something was brewing for a long time, most recently when the timber harvest in Oaklands started, and even before when the article about the spring came out in the summer. The Exeter government of course wants to “build up” the town to “increase the tax base,” i.e., to expropriate more money. I also suspect that they would love to shut down the spring because (“think of the children!”) it isn’t regulated by the town, and those who spend time acquiring water from it do not pay for tap water.

Exeter is an increasingly expensive place to live, and it seems like the town government has no problem mulcting every last penny from us. Please, just leave us alone.