A local lawmaker has held a coffee hour to meet with constituents.  Brookfield State Representative Steve Harding, who is serving his first term in the legislature, says he is looking forward to getting back to the state capital to help residents.  Harding was elected during a special election after last year's legislative session began. 

He says he will introduce a bill to remove the 8-30 g affordable housing law.

The Renaissance project calls for six-story apartment buildings, some with affordable housing units, and the Brookfield Zoning Commission hearing on that continues next month.  Earlier this month, the Commission denied a project called The Enclave.  That is a proposed 181-unit project in three-story buildings, some of which would be considered affordable under the state's 8-30g housing laws.

Among the concerns is that the all-volunteer fire department would need new training on high rise response, would need new equipment and could have to be supplemented by a career fire department.