Word: sanbornton
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...International Troubadour Bill Crofut (he sings in 27 languages) has installed three American-made log burners in his Wilton, Conn., home. With a $425 Riteway Model 37, Steven and Mary Ahlgren have used nothing but wood for the past six years to heat their five-room, multilevel house in Sanbornton, N.H. During last winter's arctic siege they cut all their own wood-four cords. Says Mary: "Our heating bill is always a week of work, whether we cut the wood or work to make the money...
Other communities have passed laws limiting the height of buildings, thus curbing population density. Sanbornton, N.H., has zoned half its land against tract developers, ruling that new houses can be built only on six-acre lots. Livermore, Calif, issues building permits on the basis of the availability of water, sewage facilities and schools. Carson City, Nev., has chosen Boca Raton's route, and will cut off any further growth when its population hits...
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