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Committee advances concept to let housing authorities operate outside municipal borders
Summary
The Connecticut House and Senate Housing Committee agreed to raise a concept that would allow local housing authorities to operate beyond their municipal boundaries; lawmakers expressed concern the proposal could let one authority act without host-community consent.
The Housing Committee raised a concept to allow local housing authorities to operate outside their statutory municipal boundaries, putting the proposal on the committee’s list for a public hearing.
The concept drew pointed questions and objections from several members who said similar proposals have been considered in prior years. Senator John Sampson, a committee member, said the draft appears to let an authority such as New Haven Housing Authority develop or purchase property in other municipalities “without the other municipality being agreed to do it.” He added, “So I will also be a no today,”…
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