A local lawmaker wants his colleagues to take up a proposal to amend the state's 8-30g affordable housing statute.  Bethel Representative Raghib Allie-Brennan says the requested bill aims to award five housing unit-equivalent points to towns or cities which develop, review, and amend an Affordable Housing Plan and enact regulations under Section 8-30g. 

All municipalities are required to adopt an Affordable Housing Plan, with at least 10% of all dwelling units in each municipality dedicated to affordable housing.  Allie-Brennan says the state should create incentives for towns to buy into the need for Affordable Housing.  But he added that the law, as currently written, has led to unfair shortcuts which allow developers to bypass local zoning laws.

In June of 2020, The Department of Housing funded a $50,000 grant initiative to award towns with under 50,000 residents up to $5,000 for help in creating Affordable Housing Plans. In June of 2021, the legislature adopted components pertaining to the Zoning Statues and required that Affordable Housing Plans be filed with the State of Connecticut no later than June 1, 2022.