Barite Mines III
The barite mines (Waterbury Rep-Am, by Lauresha Xhihani) continue to be a concern. Although my understanding is that, tomorrow, there will be a significant correction to this editorial that ran in the NH Register today.
Tim White
Town Council, 4th District
TimWhite98@yahoo.com
8 comments:
And how might someone know that they should look for these files?
Does the town have some sort of notification process for a Title Researcher to be aware that they should look for these files?
This seems to be a way for the town to say that the information is available, but how would anyone know to look for them?
There is no way for a prospective buyer to know that they should be looking for files. Unless you've lived in Cheshire for years and have heard the stories or perhaps came across an article written a few years ago when the sinkholes became an issue back then, you would have no idea that this exists or that you should be looking for anything outside of the normal real estate disclosures.
And no...at this point in time a title search will leave you high and dry as well.
To Mr. Neil Fischbein, I hope the Register takes your letter and runs with it. Cheshire has been secure for far too long with their illusion of a quiet bedroom community. It's nice to know that there are other residents (former and present) who are aware of these situations and aren't afraid to "upset the apple cart". I believe it takes turning our "perfect" little world upside down for the time being. From there we need to pull together to make things right again. Let's turn that illusion back into a reality so that we can feel secure knowing that not only have we done all that we could but our town has stood by us every step of the way.
I'd be proud to continuing raising my family in a town who does everything possible to end this ridiculous deceit and protect the people who are living there.
It is about time the truth comes out about this sleeply, little Town. All we hear is about how good the education system is, what a joke. We should hear about the relationship of the cancer studies to ground water contamination, how mines over a few hundred years pollute groundwater. The politicians are afraid of the truth, the demand to live here will drop, tax revebue will be reduced, housing pricies will drop, schools will have less students, the cost of living will go down,,maybe all in all not a bad thing.
Unless you're the one trying to sell your house....
Or just live in your house in peace.
Sorry you may be trying to sell, but others purchased in good faith, not to live over mines, and pay for the sins of town management. Had they resolved the mine issues instead of allowing these properties to be built on for the greed of increased tax revenues nobody would be debating it. Intsead of trying to hide, get behind the people willing to fight to make things right for all town residents. Don't become part of the problem, become a solver.
The 10:22 anonymous comment just verifies in my mind how absolutely clueless many residents are about this issue. I don't think that there's a single person out there who would like this to go away more than the homeowners faced with the potential condemnation of their home. But because you want to sell your home and may have to provide proof that your home is not affected by the mines, you (and others) would rather this be kept hush-hush. Or perhaps your home IS affected by the mines, and in that case you're just as bad as those who are aware and are just trying to get out before the proverbial "sh*t hits the fan".
So either deal with the reality and give those potential home owners the security of knowing your home is not affected. Or do what is right as a human being and don't put another family in danger if your home is within one of the affected neighborhoods.
And most of all...educate yourself about what is going on so that you can begin making some intelligent comments instead of another selfish one.
They should have never built houses over the mine shafts and tunnels. Cheshire had the first ever barite mine in north america. The entire region should have been preserved for historical reasons...
mike
GREAT ARTICLE MEN, KEEP DOING THE GOOD WORK AND THANK FOR WONDERFUL ARTICLE
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