We Can’t Let the State Push Our Towns Around
“I’d like to share with you the testimony I gave today before the General Assembly’s Planning and Development Committee strongly opposing governor’s bill HB 6851, An Act Establishing the Connecticut Transit Corridor Development Authority. The bill would strip Connecticut’s towns and cities of their local planning and zoning decision-making authority and transfer it to a board of state-level political appointees. It would also expose all properties in areas statewide surrounding rail and bus stations to the threat of eminent domain.
The bill is a threat to the character of our cities and towns, and I hope that my testimony will help residents and elected officials throughout the state to understand it.
For my full testimony, click here.
For the text of the bill, HB 6851, click here.”
Lavielle, Gail. Wilto’s Hamlet Hub 9 March 2015.