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Westbrook committee refers LD 1829 housing density bill to full council after presentation
Summary
The Westbrook Housing & Economic Development Committee heard a presentation on LD 1829, a state bill on housing density, and voted to refer the measure to the full City Council after comments from councilors and three state representatives; the record shows a 7-0 referral vote.
The Westbrook Housing & Economic Development Committee voted unanimously Jan. 12 to refer LD 1829 — a proposed Maine law to change housing density rules, described in the agenda as “An Act to Build Housing for Maine Families and Attract Workers to Maine Businesses by Amending the Laws Governing Housing Density” — to the full City Council for consideration.
Director of Planning & Code Enforcement Jennie Franceschi presented the bill to the committee at a meeting held at Westbrook High School (Room 114), 125 Stroudwater St. After Franceschi’s presentation, members of the committee and several state representatives asked questions and offered comments. Councilor Jennifer Munro, State Representative Suzanne Salisbury (District 128), State Representative Andrew Gattine (District 126) and State Representative Morgan Reilly (District 127) were recorded among those who provided remarks; Mayor David Morse and multiple councilors also participated in the discussion.
Councilor Victor Chau moved to refer LD 1829 to the full City Council; President Jennifer Munro seconded. The motion carried and was recorded in the meeting minutes as Vote (7-0). The minutes list aye votes for Michael Shaughnessy, Brian McCambridge, Victor Chau, Amy Faulkingham, Jennifer Munro and Gary Rairdon; the transcript records the tally as 7-0 but provides only six named ayes in the minutes. The committee did not take a final position on the bill; referral sends the item to the City Council for further action.
The committee convened at 6:00 p.m. and adjourned at 6:28 p.m. The item will next appear on the Council agenda for formal consideration; the minutes do not specify a Council meeting date for that review.
