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They would have to rezone the property to allow a hotel use.

Among many, many other things. That’s why this is a “prank” whether he wants to admit it or not.

Around here he’d not only have to supply *detailed* plans – they’d cover a variety of areas. They’d cover how his development intends to approach things like water, sewer, gas, and electricity. They’d have to address grade issues and whether/not their structures obstruct views. They’d have to address wastewater runoff and containment.

Hell, they’d have to delve into specifics concerning how their development will impact the surrounding area regarding noise and traffic – disclose how many employees they’d be hiring, from where, and where they’d be living and where their kids would be attending school and where/how those employees would do things like eat lunch or fuel their cars or catch the bus or whatever.

Yep – many things go into big developments and they don’t start out by faxing a quickie-request or pencil sketch on a napkin. Let him spend the next 8 years and 12 million doing all the studies to support his proposal and I’ll believe he’s something other than a blowhard.

A lot of people think you just get yourself a piece of land and build a building and go into business turning out widgets or renting out rooms. Doesn't quite work that way. Many, many, many hoops to jump through.

You bring up good points. But since we are talking about more tax revenue, the cities will often help out quite a bit with those nasty details.

Son, you have spent way to much time in California. The development process is really much simpler in the rest of the country.

On my last project in Southern California it took over 5 years before we started with the site work. Now that I have retired and moved away from that socialist swamp, my very first project took less than three days to pull a permit and break ground.

I suspect that permit process in NH lies somewhere in between those extremes.

Semper Fi

Around here he’d not only have to supply *detailed* plans – they’d cover a variety of areas. They’d cover how his development intends to approach things like water, sewer, gas, and electricity. They’d have to address grade issues and whether/not their structures obstruct views. They’d have to address wastewater runoff and containment. Hell, they’d have to delve into specifics concerning how their development will impact the surrounding area regarding noise and traffic – disclose how many employees they’d be hiring, from where, and where they’d be living and where their kids would be attending school and where/how those employees would do things like eat lunch or fuel their cars or catch the bus or whatever. Yep – many things go into big developments and they don’t start out by faxing a quickie-request or pencil sketch on a napkin. Let him spend the next 8 years and 12 million doing all the studies to support his proposal and I’ll believe he’s something other than a blowhard. A lot of people think you just get yourself a piece of land and build a building and go into business turning out widgets or renting out rooms. Doesn't quite work that way. Many, many, many hoops to jump through. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>. Perrrrrrrrrrrrrrrfect !! I can see it now, Souters property is tied up for the next 86 years and his heirs are all frustrated slepping back and forth to COURT !!! What sweet JUSTICE !!! . Pardon me, but I'm getting absolutely giddy at this point.

They would have to rezone the property to allow a hotel use. (sawoody)

Among many, many other things. That’s why this is a “prank” whether he wants to admit it or not.

Yep, I hate to be the downer on such a funny idea, but I'm afraid this is logistically impossible as far as city planning is concerned.

I bet Souter doesn't live in the cheapest neighborhood either. Just compensation would be pretty expensive. He probably has some pretty upscale neighbors who wouldn't be too happy to see a hotel going up next door. I would hate to see them punished along with Souter.

I don't think money would be a problem for the project though. I'd donate if I thought they were really going to go through with this.

There's lots of architecture students who could have a design competition and generate all sorts of plans for review.