🏡🤝A GRAND BARGAIN FOR HOUSING AND LOCAL CONTROL: Today, I set forth a comprehensive plan to improve housing affordability and protect local control of zoning & decision making. My three-pronged plan is vital in communities like Simsbury and others, where they are facing a series of proposed developments, including an 8-30g development over 600 units, without any local approval or buy-in. After decades of state government driving up the cost of housing and overriding local policy, we need a change in direction. ➡️ REDUCE & CAP PROPERTY TAXES: Roll back unfunded mandates on municipalities; Reform tax exemptions for large solar arrays, universities, and hospital systems; Create predictable funding streams for towns & cities that increase with costs ➡️REDUCE BUILDING COSTS & EXPAND SUPPLY: Eliminate licensing fees, streamline licensing, and lift the cap on apprenticeships; Reduce needless red tape in building codes; Streamline permitting processes; Encourage small-scale housing development ➡️PROTECT LOCAL CONTROL: Eliminate or roll back 8-30g and H.B. 8002 supported by Gov. Lamont; Place size limits on 8-30g developments; Allow for “Housing Growth Zones” to earn 8-30g relief With the right leadership, we can reach a grand bargain in our state that promotes responsible housing growth that’s focused on affordability and prioritizes local zoning and decision making.