Connecticut General Assembly
Coverage (3 articles)
A Vacant Office, a Late Vote, and Farmington's Version of the State Housing Law
Farmington's zoning commission let the owner of a long-vacant office at 1422 Farmington Avenue turn it into a two-family home under Connecticut's new housing law, then adopted the town's own version of that law at the end of a four-hour meeting, after staff said they did not expect a vote. The rules leave residential neighborhoods out.
Everyone Knows Connecticut's Solar Program Ends in 2027. It Doesn't Anymore.
A resident asked the Green Efforts Committee whether to wait on a home battery until after 2027. The deadline behind the question had been repealed three months earlier. Connecticut's solar program now runs into 2028, and its replacement starts January 1 of that year.
Farmington's Wetlands Commission Uses a Term Its Own Regulations Never Define
The Farmington Inland Wetlands Commission voted twice on Sept. 2 that a project was "not a significant activity." The phrase is not among the 33 terms its own regulations define. Staff is finishing amendments to fix that, and the only public step is a hearing nobody has scheduled.