Category: Zoning

By Dr. Richard Lechtenberg In 1972 I was studying medicine in London, England. I was approached by a charming young lady, a fellow medical student, who invited me to a…
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— CT 169 Strong, 3.13.2023 If the proposed “Work Live Ride bill (HB-6890) is passed as advocated by its proponents, all Connecticut municipalities could face termination of the decades-long federally…
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by Marc E. Fitch March 15, 2023 Lawmakers and local officials pushed back against Connecticut’s affordable housing statute 8-30g and against proposals at the Capitol that would override local zoning…
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Sherman 1st Selectman Don Lowe Explains Why The Fair Share Affordable Housing Bill Isn’t Right for Small Towns

— Cate Hewitt, 3.1.2023 The controversial Fair Share bill – affordable housing legislation that was killed in committee in 2021 – was back on the table at Tuesday’s Housing Committee…
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— Cate Hewitt, 3.6.2023 In a Zoom panel discussion on zoning bills Sunday night, WestCOG Executive Director Francis Pickering strongly opposed the controversial Fair Share bill, HB 6633, which is…
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Michael E. Hahn, Riverside I am  writing this letter as a concerned citizen, taxpayer and an individual who recently participated in Desegregate CT’s presentation to the Greenwich Planning & Zoning Commission.…
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By Kimberly Fiorello Finally getting to the crux of the matter, at the core of DesegregateCT’s third try to pass a state law that would significantly impact how local voices…
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3/5/23 CT169Strong hosts – ZOOM DISCUSSION with Francis Pickering, Executive Director of WestCOG, Kathy Braun, Land Attorney and Fairfield TPZ Commission, Jeff Gordon, State Senator 35th District, Woodstock TPZ Chair,…
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Hear why Westport’s State Rep Jonathan Steinberg is threatening to filibuster against CT’s new Fair Share bill if it makes it to the floor. The bill will mandate land use…
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