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Lawmakers and advocates in Connecticut are debating a set of bills meant to make more equitable laws to decide where affordable housing and development happens.
One bill would require certain amounts of affordable multi-family housing near commercial areas. Critics said it would change the character of small towns, and strip local power to set zoning laws.
State Senator Tony Hwang is a Republican from Fairfield. He’s featured in a video produced by opponents of the measures.
“It would have a devastating impact in regards to the community, the sense of neighborhood. But most important of all, consistency with what local input wants to be able to have,” Hwang said.