TEAM slates interactive webinar on affordable housing myths

In this series, TEAM brings together housing experts & panelists to increase local knowledge in the area of housing affordability, housing services, and economic betterment in our region.

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TEAM to host housing workshop webinar on Zoom

 

Klarides-Ditria: Public hearing slated on property taxes, affordable housing bill

HARTFORD -The Planning and Development Committee will hold a public hearing Monday, March 22 at 10 a.m. via Zoom on S.B.1068 (Raised) An Act Concerning Property Taxes and Affordable Housing.  This proposed bill will tie an additional tax to properties assessed at more than $300,000 (estimated fair market value of approximately $430,000) to the percentage of "affordable housing" in each municipality. While I certainly support increasing options for affordable housing, penalizing residents of municipalities on this basis is excessive and unfair. We should use incentives to promote affordable housing, not the heavy hand of state government to punish local communities. The mill rate schedule for towns with a certain percentage of affordable housing is as follows: 10% or more                    0.0 Mills 8%, but less than 10%      0.4 Mills 6% but less than 8%         0.8 Mills 4% but less than 6%         1.2 Mills 2% but less than 4%         1.6 Mills Below 2%                         2.0 Mills Click here if you’d like to testify virtually (via Zoom.)  The deadline to register is Sunday, March 21, at 3 p.m. Speakers are limited to 3 minutes of testimony. The speaker order of approved registrants will be listed in a randomized order and posted on the Planning and Development Committee website on March 21 at 8 p.m. under Public Hearing Testimony. You may provide testimony via telephone. To register to testify by phone, call the Phone Registrant Line at 203-350-3769 to leave your contact information. To testify via email, submit testimony in a Word or PDF document to PDtestimony@cga.ct.gov.  Include your name and the bill number you are testifying on and please copy me on the email.

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