Committee OKs Bill to Allow Churches to Build Temporary Shelters on Their Properties
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Rep. Eleni Kavros Degraw, D-Avon, discusses HB 5174 during a meeting of the Planning and Development Committee on Friday, March 22, 2024, at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. Credit: Screengrab / CT-N (Courtesy of CTNewsJunkie)
West Hartford is among the 45 communities in the state that would be subject to the measure if adopted by the state legislature and signed by the governor.
By Hudson Kamphausen, CTNewsJunkie.com
The Planning and Development Committee advanced a bill Friday to allow the creation of temporary housing units for people experiencing homelessness on property owned by religious organizations, but not without opposition.
The bill, House Bill 5174, would require Connecticut municipalities to adopt zoning language to allow churches, mosques, synagogues, or other houses of worship, to build temporary shelters on their property. The bill passed out of the committee on a 14-7 vote.
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