Affordable housing committee finalizes outreach materials and survey ahead of public workshop

Members of the New Canaan Affordable Housing Committee on May 6 approved the previous meeting's minutes and finalized outreach materials for an upcoming public workshop, agreeing to post a frequently asked questions document and circulate a flyer and press release ahead of the event.

The committee reviewed presentation slides and a draft public survey designed to both educate residents and collect feedback about three downtown sites under consideration for affordable housing. The presenter told the group the FAQ is live on the committee's website and that the Sentinel will run the flyer and an accompanying press release in the Fridays before the meeting. Internal town channels (including the selectman's news and the town calendar) will carry the flyer once Tucker and Greg receive materials by the Monday deadline for the May 14 publication.

The discussion framed the outreach as part of a strategy to preserve local control under Connecticut law commonly referenced in the meeting as "830G." The presenter explained that, under the state program, towns that increase their counted affordable housing stock can earn a four-year moratorium that restores certain local…