Churches Join Housing Push in Connecticut
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Connecticuts Yes In God’s Backyard campaign aims to address affordable housing shortage by making it easier to build apartments on church-owned land, with at least 30% set aside as affordable housing for 40 years. The bill, HB5396, mirrors California and Florida strategies, waiving local zoning rules on church land with water and sewer services. Faith leaders and parishioners from over 50 congregations endorse the bill, seeing it as a moral and economic solution. Opposition is minimal, with only a few concerns raised about potential loopholes and historic church properties. The bill was heard by the General Assemblys Planning and Development Committee, with momentum building for passage.
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