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Members of the public can testify at these hearings, and learn how to formally submit ideas for possible uses of the Economic Recovery Act funds.

Our zoning laws are the blueprint for our towns, and they have served - up to now -- as...

Dozens rally for zoning changes in Deep River Valerie Bannister FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 About 100 people attended the rally in Deep River, Conn. Saturday, May 8, 2021 advocating for affordable housing.Valerie Bannister / For Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 2of3 About 100 people attended the rally in Deep River, Conn. Saturday, May 8, 2021 advocating for affordable housing.Valerie Bannister / For Hearst Connecticut MediaShow MoreShow Less 3of3 DEEP RIVER — About 100 people attende...

Opinion: Trumbull has a unique chance to reinvent itself as something more than a postwar suburb Tom Broderick FacebookTwitterEmail A view of South Edgewood Avenue in Trumbull.Christian Abraham / Hearst Connecticut Media Trumbull has a unique chance to reinvent itself as something more than a postwar suburb by following through on its 2014 Plan of Conservation and Development and building a people-focused, walkable center. Trumbull is a beautiful town with a wonderful quality of life, but it’...

State Rep. Terrie Wood: Grass roots solutions for zoning State Rep. Terrie Wood FacebookTwitterEmail Terrie WoodHearst Connecticut media 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 — ...

Op/Ed: CT 169 strong -What your representative isnt telling you Alexis Harrison, member of CT 169 Strong April 15, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Send letters to the editor to: Editor@DarienTimes.comHearst Connecticut Media 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 vo...

Lamont: Towns should lead on affordable housing like Greenwich did, or Hartford will step in FacebookTwitterEmail 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 Gr...

Camillo: Greenwich under assault by zoning bill FacebookTwitterEmail 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 loca...