CURRENT NEWS

Legislation Passed 4/26/21

April 28, 2021
Yesterday, the State House was in session in Hartford and it was a very productive day. We voted on 17 important pieces of legislation, each with bi-partisan and often unanimous support. I was a very proud supporter of the work we did and want to highlight some of that legislation for you below.
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Recycling Forum

April 9, 2021

 

Tonight, I had the opportunity to co-host along with the Fairfield Public Library and the Sustainable Fairfield Task Force, Sherill Baldwin from DEEP to offer her “What’s In, What’s Out” program. Recycling can be confusing – did you know black plastics are NOT recyclable in CT? I didn’t.

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Fairfield Zoning Forum

April 7, 2021

There is a great deal of concern around the proposed legislation that would make some changes to zoning. I shared many of the concerns that were raised and thankfully, most of them were addressed through the committee process. Of note, as of 2 weeks ago, the following bills did not make it out of committee: HB-6612, HB-6613, SB-1027, and SB-1068 and HB-1024 did make it out of committee but section 6, which allowed for certain “as of right” multifamily development was eliminated.

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