Policy Forum: Investing in Water and Sewer Infrastructure

By: Anna Brown

Outlets: Business NH Magazine

Published: January 22, 2026

Words: 685

Last Updated: 5 days, 23 hours ago

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Last spring, Gov. Kelly Ayotte signed a raft of legislation changing zoning laws at the state level to encourage new housing development. While a group of legislators is working to repeal many of those zoning changes, housing advocates are working on another big barrier to building: water and sewer infrastructure.

The NH Zoning Atlas, a collaborative project published by the Saint Anselm College Initiative for Housing Policy and Practice, shows that only 11.6% of buildable …

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