Dozens rally in Ridgefield to oppose proposed zoning bills
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State Rep. Tom O Dea (R- New Canaan, Wilton) speaks during CT 169 Strong s rally at Ballard Park in Ridgefield, Conn., on Saturday April 24, 2021.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Alexis Harrison, of Fairfield, center, hands out flyers to promote CT 169 Strong at Ballard Park in Ridgefield, Conn., on Saturday April 24, 2021.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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Alexis Harrison, of Fairfield, center, hands out flyers to promote CT 169 Strong, after a Hands Off Our Zoning rally held to fight against state Zoning Bill SB1024 at Ballard Park in Ridgefield, Conn., on Saturday April 24, 2021. CT169Strong.org is a statewide, grassroots organization advocating for individual rights and local oversight, and is against a statewide takeover of zoning.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less
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PITTSFIELD â While school leaders look toward hiring and budgeting, health officials will take up two issues that have been generating community concern.
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A demonstrator holds a sign at a rally Saturday in Fairfield. (Anna Bybee-Schier/Patch)
West Haven Planning and Zoning Commission member Steven Mullins speaks Saturday in Fairfield. (Anna Bybee-Schier/Patch)
Demonstrators hold signs at a rally Saturday in Fairfield. (Anna Bybee-Schier/Patch)
A demonstrator is seen at a rally Saturday in Fairfield. (Anna Bybee-Schier/Patch)
FAIRFIELD, CT A crowd of over 50 people gathered Saturday on Town Hall Green. Many brought homemade signs and one person even had a drum. Rock music played before a lineup of speakers took to the microphone.
The topic that brought this spirited crowd together? Potential changes to state zoning law.
Rebuttal: Zoning reform is long overdue
In a March 24 opinion piece titled A plea for a hold on zoning reform, author Alexis Harrison of Fairfield attacked H.B. 6107 and (without naming it) S.B. 1024. As a fellow Fairfield County resident (from the neighboring town of Trumbull) who thinks zoning reform is one key to building a more prosperous and inclusive Connecticut, I’d like to counter its claims and make an argument of my own.
Thomas Broderick
Her March 24 piece involved a series of somewhat meandering claims, but the core assertions were that:
H.B. 6107, an affordable housing bill, would damage the environment and climate change
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