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Committee hears repeal effort for Housing Champions program; business and municipal groups oppose
Summary
Representative Drew proposed repealing the Housing Champions program, calling it a subsidy with poor reporting and administrative costs; business, municipal and housing groups testified in opposition, saying the new program has shown early success in increasing permits and regulatory reforms.
Representative Drew urged the Committee to repeal the Housing Champions program (HB11‑96), which he described as a poorly defined state-funded incentive that largely paid municipalities after project completion and incurred significant administrative costs.
Drew argued the program functioned as a subsidy that, in his view, did not…
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