The housing proposal will be addressed at the special legislative session which is scheduled to begin Wednesday, and if approved would reestablish Connecticut’s housing agenda on voluntary participation, measurable incentives, and infrastructure support and adopt a regional approach for assessing needs as well as creating funding tiers for towns that expand zoning near transit.

By Karla Ciaglo, CTNewsJunkie.com 

With the average rent in Connecticut near $1,975, a new poll from the Regional Plan Association found that nine in ten residents believe Connecticut is “not doing enough” to expand affordable housing. Nearly as many blame outdated zoning rules and infrastructure limits for the problem.

With a special legislative session scheduled this week to pass a bill aimed at addressing the issue, Gov. Ned Lamont, legislative leaders, and a coalition of local officials gathered in East Hartford to unveil what they called a reset: a bipartisan housing proposal that replaces the mandates of the vetoed House Bill 5002 with incentives, infrastructure investment, and regional planning.

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