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HB 6851

  • Stop the Malloy transit land grab HB-6851: Kill the bill on Monday

    To the Editor: Fellow Commuters… A few weeks ago I wrote to you about Gov. Malloy’s proposed “Transit Corridor Development Authority,” described by some as “eminent domain on steroids.”  If approved, it would create a quasi-government agency answerable to no one, with power to grab any land within a 1/2 mile of any train station…

  • Norwalk Council passes resolution condemning Malloy’s bill, just to make sure

    NORWALK, Conn. – Norwalk has been saved from Hartford’s hands by the fast action of the Common Council and the watchdog behavior of State Rep. Gail Lavielle (R-143), Councilman David McCarthy (R-District E) said. The Council unanimously voted Tuesday to issue a resolution condemning House Bill 6581, even if state Sen. Cathy Osten (D-Sprague), Senate…

  • Norwalk Council prepares message for Malloy: No way

    NORWALK, Conn. – Some Norwalk Common Council members are making a move to prevent what one member predicted would be a “disaster” for the city. Planning Committee members voted unanimously Thursday evening to send a resolution drafted by vacationing Councilman David McCarthy (R-District E) to the full Council for a vote Tuesday. The resolution calls…

  • Opinion: Eminent domain on steroids? New bill threatens cities and towns

    Gail Lavielle (R-143) represents parts of Norwalk, Westport and Wilton in the General Assembly. How would you feel if a group of people who lived elsewhere in the state and whom no one had elected were to take over certain planning and zoning functions in your town or city and unilaterally make critical decisions about…