State Rep. Terrie Wood: Grass roots solutions for zoning
State Rep. Terrie Wood
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The long-awaited state zoning bill, SB 1024, was announced on March 10 for a public hearing on March 15th. The virtual public hearing ran a full 24 hours before being halted with hundreds still waiting to testify. In my time in Hartford, this has been one of the most controversial and hotly debated subjects ever considered.
You know my sensibility on this it is incumbent on legislators to ask “what problem does this solve” on any pending legislation. If the problem is evident and the solution is clear and pragmatic, I’m on board. If not, we need to ask why not.
Op/Ed: CT 169 strong -What your representative isn t telling you
Alexis Harrison, member of CT 169 Strong
April 15, 2021
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This legislative session, with remote Zoom meetings, has been turned on its head. A series of zoning bills that could fundamentally change the fabric of our towns and cities have been voted favorably out of the Planning and Development and Transportation Committees, awaiting a vote in the General Assembly. While some of the most problematic language has been stripped, there is still an opportunity for lawmakers to put it back in or amend it further until the session ends in June.
Lamont: Towns should lead on affordable housing like Greenwich did, or Hartford will step in
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CT Governor Ned Lamont speaks at a Greenwich Communities plaque dedication at its Armstrong Court affordable housing apartment complex on Saturday, April 10, 2021, in Greenwich, Conn. The ceremony was held to formally honor those individuals who were an integral part of the construction of 18 new townhouses as part of a redevelopment project for the complex. Sam Romeo, chair of Greenwich Communities’ Board of Commissioners, is in the background.Erik Trautmann / Hearst Connecticut Media
GREENWICH Throughout the debate over new state zoning reform bills, Greenwich has insisted that a local solution can better handle the need for more affordable housing than a Hartford mandate.
Camillo: Greenwich under assault by zoning bill
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Republican candidate for First Selectman Fred Camillo speaks at the Greenwich Association of Realtors forum for First Selectman candidates at the Field Club of Greenwich in Greenwich, Conn. Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019.File / Tyler Sizemore / Hearst Connecticut Media
GREENWICH Calling it “extremely dangerous,” First Selectman Fred Camillo is blasting a proposed state law that he says would remove zoning decisions from local control.
Camillo said he will issue a formal statement of opposition to Senate Bill 1024, “An Act Concerning Zoning Authority, Certain Design Guidelines, Qualifications Of Certain Land Use Officials And Certain Sewage Disposal Systems” that is currently before the state legislature.