Malloy Issues First Veto of Year
Source: Hartford Courant
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy issued his first veto of the year Friday, saying a bipartisan bill would have weakened the state's standards for affordable housing.
A longtime advocate for affordable housing, Malloy says the bill would have discouraged low-priced housing by making it easier for municipalities to impose moratoriums on construction. A longstanding state law encourages the housing, but local zoning officials in many towns say that affordable housing is not appropriate in all neighborhoods at all times.
The ongoing clash has led to multiple lawsuits through the years by developers seeking to build housing across the state.
"Every resident of Connecticut should have access to housing they can afford in the town where they work,'' Malloy said in his veto message. "So, too, should everyone be able to live affordably in the town that they choose, with access to good schools, safe neighborhoods, and basic services, regardless of their race, ethnicity, or income. However, for many lower-income residents who must work in areas of the state where the cost of housing is high, a long history of decisions and discriminatory policies has made securing that housing persistently difficult.''
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Good for him. Dan Malloy is not very popular in Connecticut but he always seems to do what right for its citizens, regardless of its unpopularity.
