By John Schwing WESTPORT — Affordable housing was in the public crosshairs for a second day in a row at a Planning and Zoning Committee subcommittee meeting Tuesday, as time…
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Sophia Muce, 3.1.2023 WESTPORT – Advocates of relaxing local zoning rules to encourage development near mass transit found little support from local officials who said their ideas would undermine local…
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Robert Marchant Feb. 23, 2023 GREENWICH — Members of the Planning & Zoning Commission asked a number of critical questions about a proposal to create a “transit oriented district” in…
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I have come to respect the operation Democrat leaders in Hartford have built that allows them to achieve their political goals year after year. It is remarkably effective. They roll…
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In recent days, there has been fierce debate over provisions in HB 5429 — a bill that would mandate an as-of-right green-light for builders to pack and stack housing at…
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Happy New Year! I hope you are starting 2022 rested and ready for what the new year has in store. For those of us who were in the fight last…
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Very soon, the General Assembly’s Housing Committee will consider a bill, HB 5204, known as the “Fair Share” bill. The bill’s language is vague on how it would actually work,…
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By: greenwichfreepress | March 8, 2022 Submitted by Ellen Brennan-Galvin, RTM D-7, Vice-Chair, Land Use Committee CT Statute 8-30g, which was initially adopted in 1989, did not achieve what it…
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“I call on all residents of our state to save our local land use boards and commissions — help us to help you,” Alexis Harrison writes. Anna Bybee-Schier, Patch Staff…
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By: greenwichfreepress | February 14, 2022 Submitted by Frederick Lee, Greenwich, District 1. Much has been written regarding 8-30g and its impact on Greenwich. I would like to express my…
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