Transit bill rally as Westport hosts first legislative hearing
Several hundred commuters and officials gathered at Coleytown Junior High School to back State Senator George Guidera’s proposal to strengthen the Connecticut Transportation Authority. The General Assembly Transportation Committee held its transit bills hearing in Westport for the first time.
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Coleytown
George Guidera
Connecticut Transportation Authority
General Assembly Transportation Committee
Westport
Connecticut House fails to repeal commuter rail subsidies
Democrats pressed to repeal state subsidies for city bus systems after a 1980s era bill redirected Public Service Tax Fund money to bus networks. Governor Meskill vetoed the measure. the veto was overturned in court, and the Transportation Committee faced questions on the Guidera bill as supporters urged a statewide mass transit plan with CTA and New York’s MTA as partners.
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House of Representatives
Connecticut
General Assembly
Meskill
Transportation Committee
Assembly
Fairfield County
CTA
New York
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Penn Central
New Haven
Apartment zoning legality doubted at public hearing
SWRPA disputes the planning commission approach to middle income housing in proposed apartment regulations. The letter urges a clear legal opinion on powers, suggests a local Housing Development Corporation, and questions sewer connection limits and master plan alignment with Riverside and West State Street capacity.
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Planning and Zoning Commission
South West Regional Planning Agency
SWRPA
James Ross
Planning Agency
P&z
Riverside
West State Street
GOP leader warns Westport on zone plan and housing mix
Vincent DePierro urged the Republican Town Committee that the Planning and Zoning Commission proposal to allow apartments in Westport fails to meet town needs. He called the plan decent for apartments but said it does not address basic issues, noting 85 percent of units would be luxury housing under the 15 percent moderate income provision.
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Westport
Vincent DePierro
Republican Town Committee
DePierro
Zoning Board of Appeals
Town Committee
P&z Commission
DePierre
Inside team money talk honor roll
The brief highlights the Inside team and money talk with a nod to an honor roll. Dunkers triumph is noted, and readers are directed to page 26 for full coverage of the event and results.
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Edward Owen
Nigel Cholmeley-Jones
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John Kemish
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Anne Kaskel
Fiddle
Dunkers Triumph
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