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Committee refers New Britain’s CMDA membership authorization to full council with neutral recommendation

New Britain Common Council; Committee on Planning, Zoning, and Housing (zoning subcommittee) · May 14, 2025
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The committee voted to forward authorization for New Britain to join the Connecticut Municipal Development Authority (CMDA) to the full council with a neutral recommendation after a briefing that said membership could unlock grant tools for transit-oriented housing development.

The Committee on Planning, Zoning and Housing voted May 13 to refer to the full Common Council, with a neutral recommendation, a proposal authorizing the City of New Britain to join the Connecticut Municipal Development Authority (CMDA).

Jack Benjamin explained that CMDA is a state-authorized, opt-in quasi-public agency focused on housing and transit-oriented development around station…

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