Kimberly Fiorello

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Frank Talk about Racism Trips up State Rep at “Mansion Tax” Hearing

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Last week, the bill on everyone’s mind was SB1024. Over 340 people signed up to speak at a CGA Planning & Development Committee hearing on March 15, which focused on SB1024, aka “Desegregate CT bill.” The legislation would require all Connecticut towns to change zoning to allow more multi-family housing based on the premise that it would lead to more affordable housing. This week the bill that is top of mind is SB1068, also called the “mansion tax.” A public hearing on Monday drew 67 people to testify. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Charles Chiusano, Cristin McCarthy Vahey, Doug Dubitsky, Fred Camillo, Kimberly Fiorello, Laura Devlin

Feathers Ruffled after New Haven Mayor Points Finger at Greenwich during Hearing on Zoning Legislation

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In Greenwich, where a .1 or .2 acre lot located downtown with a “tear down house” fetches well over $1 million, some argued the result of 1024 would be a proliferation of expensive condos or rental apartments. It might not create affordable units, but instead erode what little remains of downtown’s middle class housing stock. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Government, Real Estate, Alex Kasser, Anika Singh Lemar, Dan Quigley, Danielle Dobin, Francis Pickering, Fred Camillo

Marathon Hearing Draws 340+ to Testify; Republicans Mostly Oppose, Dem’s Mostly Favor SB 1024 “The DeSegregate CT Bill”

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These proposed bills not only ignore the economic reality of home pricing in high opportunity towns, but their adoption will suffocate efforts in affluent communities to create actual affordable units via private sector development.” – Danielle Dobin, Westport P&Z chair Continue Reading →

Filed under: Business, Government, Real Estate, 8-30g, accessory dwelling units, ADU, affordable housing, Danielle Dobin

LETTER: Fiorello Champions Personal Freedoms but was 1 of Just 9 Reps to Vote against CROWN Act to end Hair Discrimination

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“…Black community members testified to the need for these protections based on their personal encounters with threatening comments, hair policing, harsh looks, and even being sent home, or shamed in front of colleagues based on their hair. The Act passed by a whopping 139-9 in Hartford.” – Lorelei O’Hagan Continue Reading →

Filed under: Letter to the Editor, CROWN Act, hair discrimination, Kimberly Fiorello, Lorelei O'Hagan

LETTER: Fiorello Signals the Radicalization of the Connecticut GOP

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“While Fiorello lost in North Stamford, and the GOP margin was significantly reduced in Greenwich as compared to previous races, she did manage to eke out a win of 394 votes. And a win is a win, so here we are.” – Michelle Abt, for CT149 Truth Brigade, a group of concerned constituents from Greenwich and North Stamford Continue Reading →

Filed under: Letter to the Editor, 149th district, CT149 Truth Brigade, gun safety, Kimberly Fiorello, Michelle Abt, reproductive freedom, voting rights

Forum on Affordable Housing Focuses on Local Control, Property Rights and Unintended Consequences of Future State Legislation

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The hosts and panelists said they feared the legislation would diminish the authority of local zoning boards and give the State of Connecticut significantly more control of local zoning. Continue Reading →

Filed under: Business, Government, 8-30g, affordable housing, DeSegregate CT, exclusionary zoning, Francis Pickering, Fred Camillo