The Statewide Program of Action to Conserve our Environment (SPACE) is a not-for-profit (501(c)4) coalition of natural resource conservation organizations, agricultural groups, recreational user groups, and concerned landowners and individuals supporting current use. SPACE is New Hampshire's Current Use Coalition.

...for more about SPACE, click here.

Special News...

 CURRENT USE BOARD PUBLIC FORUMS AND NEXT BOARD MEETING

Pursuant to RSA 79-A, the Current Use Board  will hold their annual  public forums at the following locations:                                     

October   20, 2009 Moultonborough, NH   Ernest Davis Meeting Room, Moultonborough Town Hall, 6 Holland Street at 6 p.m.

October 27, 2009 Lancaster, NH   North Country Resource Center, 629 B Main St at 6 p.m.

November  13, 2009 Concord, NH     NH Department of Revenue Administration, 109 Pleasant Street, Concord NH   at 9 am. This forum is to be followed by a CUB Meeting.   

FORUM AGENDA
 Receive comments or written testimony on
             1.   Proposed changes to RSA 79-A
             2.   Proposed Cub 200  Procedural Rules

1. Proposed Cub 300 rules:

a. Addition to  definitions of “Development area”;
b. Developments other than condominiums to comply with law change; and
c. Changes to Forestland Ranges for 2010/2011 as a result of the revised weighting of the former and current formulas.

Drafts of the rules proposal may be found on:
 www.nh.gov/revenue/mun_prop/cubmeetings.htm

          Update on the three fall forums: November 16, 2009

The attendance was at an all-time low. In total for all three forums, less than fifteen people attended, and half of the fifteen were organizational members from S.P.A.C.E. Thus, the CUB will be putting forth all the above rules changes and forestland rate changes for 2010, with very little imput from you, the current use landowners. Past and current CUB minutes can be found on the NH Department of Revenue Administration website. The next meeting concerning all the above changes will be held sometime in mid-January at a CUB Rules Hearing. If you have concerns, you are urged to attend this hearing, but if you cannot attend, you can always subject your concerns in writing to the CUB board or to any individual current CUB member.

The 2007 Space survey of current use owners performed by the SMS Group/Pan Atlantic Group is now available for your viewing as a PDF file by clicking on this link. [327 kb]

Please follow this link for download of RSA-79-A here

SPACE is currently writing a new publication : Understanding How Current Use Works in New Hampshire". It will be a print-on-demand publication available by 2010.

BREAKING NEWS SECTION: CRUNCH TIME

WE NEED YOUR SUPPORT NOW TO CONTUNUE OUR SUPPORT OF CURRENT USE

We are heading into another legislative session and there may be many new challenges to face. However, SPACE is now facing a deficit in contributions as our contributions have fallen almost 33% below what is needed to keep the SPACE program intact. We are hiring a full-time lobbyist to protect your needs, so we can free up the Executive Director's time to fundraise so we can continue the SPACE initiative. Many current use landowners have lost sight that SPACE enacted this into law and has maintained the program's existence for the past thirty-five years. Somehow there seems to be a disconnect that SPACE is the NH Current Use Coalition. If we continue this trend of falling short of our budget needs, who will step in and monitor this wonderful benefit?

Every donation, large or small adds up. Your help is needed now! If you want to know what we have scheduled for our 2009 Work Plan, please call the SPACE office at 603-224-3306.

INSTRUCTIONS HOW TO MAKE A DONATION ONLINE:

It's simple and easy and helps support and protect your current use land!

Go to section ABOUT SPACE (on top left column of this page) and CLICK. From the selections which appear, select ONLINE DONATION. The next screen that appears will only ask you for an amount you would like to contribute. Once you have entered that amount, you will then be transferred over to the SSL-protected eProcessing site to enter your personal credit card information. SPACE does not store any credit card information and SPACE only receives a confirmation sheet from eProcessing when a donation has been cleared.

2009 SUMMER SECOND APPEAL- SPECIAL PROMOTIONAL CHALLENGE: A little extra incentive to help us protect current use for you!

THE KAYAK PACKET WINNER IS: Sanford & Barbara Johnson of Marlborough, New Hampshire.

WE ARE UP TO (53) ENTRIES as of July 22, 2009... Not bad odds to win a brand new Prodigy 12 ft kayak package. This special promotional event ends midnight-August 31, 2009. Winner will be notified after September 1, 2009 to claim and pick up prize package.

SPACE is pleased to announce that all donations of $100.00 or more received between June 1, 2009 and August 30, 2009 (we need at least 20 donations) will automatically be entered into our kayak prize package second appeal challenge. Included is: (one) Prodigy-Perception 12.0 ft kayak; (one) PFD device and (one) paddle. (Total package value over $850.00). Winner will be notified and the winner's name will be posted on this webpage on September 1, 2009. **Winner is responsible to claim and pick up their prize within (30 days or no later than October 1, 2009). Once the winner is notified, they will be able to choose between two specific EMS (Eastern Mountain Sports locations- Concord, NH store or Portsmouth NH store) to pick up their prize. All other proceeds will be considered contributions to SPACE's second annual appeal.

If this is successful, look for more prize challenges in the nearby future.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUED SUPPORT AND GOOD LUCK TO ALL!

How do I apply for the 20% Recreation Adjustment?
Simply fill out application Form A-10 and submit the form to the Town Office by the April 15th deadline.

What are the requirements for enrollment in Current Use?
A parcel of land that is 10 or more acres in size and is farm, forest or unproductive land. There are a few exceptions to this requirement.

Isn't it true that all Current Use land is open to the public?
No. There is no requirement for Current Use landowners to allow public use of their land. Current Use land is private property and the landowner has the right to decide how their property is used.

...for answers to more Frequently Asked Questions, click here.