Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Norwalk council committee adopts Affordable Housing Action Plan amendment to POCD after lengthy discussion; one council member opposes
Summary
The Economic and Community Development Committee voted on March 17 to amend the Plan of Conservation and Development to adopt Norwalk’s Affordable Housing Action Plan; the motion passed with one dissent.
The Economic and Community Development Committee on March 17 voted to amend the Plan of Conservation and Development (POCD) to adopt Norwalk’s Affordable Housing Action Plan and implement its recommendations.
Michelle Jeske of the Planning and Zoning Department presented the plan’s background, outreach and priority actions. She said the plan responds to a state requirement and to local housing needs, identifies zoning and land-use changes, public-private partnership opportunities on underused city land, tax and financing innovations and state and federal advocacy priorities. The plan will be updated every five years and the city already has used community outreach, stakeholder interviews,…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
