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State Rep. Kimberly Fiorello (opinion): Belief that ‘housing is a right’ at heart of issue

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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Fiorello: Demand a Substantial Modification or Repeal of 8-30g.

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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‘Fair share’ housing bill is anything but

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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Letter: RTM Resolution Would Send a Message to State Legislators about 8-30g

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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Letter: Save Your Local Zoning Commission

“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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Fred Lee: Why 8-30g Affordable Housing Statute is Destructive to Greenwich

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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Kim Fiorello (opinion): CT housing ratio almost impossible

State Rep. Kimberly FiorelloJan. 21, 2022 Happy New Year! I hope you are starting 2022 rested and ready for what the new year has in store. For those of us…
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In Fighting 8-30g, Does Beauty Matter?

By Greenwich Sentinel 1Featured Articles, Column By Kimberly Fiorello Baseless claims that local zoning decisions are being made in order to keep Connecticut towns racially segregated continue to drive the…
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Republicans, at Norwalk rally, ring alarm bell on proposed Democratic zoning legislation

By Nancy Guenther Chapman MAY 10 2021 NORWALK, Conn. — Norwalk is not a metropolis, it’s a collection of neighborhoods, and it’s possible that there’s too much building is underway,…
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Opinion: Water supply not ready for expanded housing development

Peter McGuinness May 5, 2021 Updated: May 5, 2021 10:05 a.m. As affordable housing discussions continue and legislative bills emerge in Hartford with the goal of generating more housing construction…
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