Jason Rojas
@jrojas9
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East Hartford/Manchester, House Majority Leader, Uconn Fanatic, Proud Bantam, Dad to the Girls, Good Housing Policy = Economic, Educational, Social Opportunity
The Crossroads of New England
Joined October 2009
For the people in the back: “Sometimes leaders using the authority and the power that they have, just need to lead, and that’s the way I feel about us at the state level and certainly at the executive branch level,” Rojas said. via @HartfordBiz.
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Finally, HB 24 eliminates a loophole that enabled small groups of anti-housing protesters to block new housing projects. The old law made it too easy for a minority of residents to use petitions and other mechanisms to stifle development.
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SB 2835, allows developers to build apartment buildings up to 6 stories with only 1 staircase. Single-stair apartment buildings are cheaper to build—reducing construction costs by 6% to 13%—and can fit on smaller lots than double-loaded corridor buildings.
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SB 840, requires municipalities to allow what is commonly called missing-middle housing.
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Validating to see ideas I & others advocate for noted. "The high cost of housing is one of the biggest problems facing America. Research shows that high housing prices limit access to jobs and high-quality schools, delay family formation. Young people are the most affected.".
In my latest @Forbes piece I discuss #Texas's recent #housing reforms & #Connecticut's missed opportunity to do the same. @PeteHarrison860 @desegregateCT @TXReasSolutions
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The cruelty is the point. Trump Withholds Nearly $7 Billion for Schools, With Little Explanation
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RT @tvilinskis: Fairfield County is driving Connecticut's housing affordability crisis. Via @TobiasPeterAEI
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Hey now. .
BOOM! The North Carolina State House just unanimously (107 to 0) passed a ban on parking minimums in new developments statewide. This is powerful and bipartisan pro-housing reform that will make it easier to expand multifamily housing. Great work.
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"This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism.". Martin Luther King Jr.
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Some history for those in New Canaan who may believe I have ill intent for their community. I accepted an amendment to support their goal of a moratorium from 8-30g. Did so knowing GOP would still vote no, but I believed it was the fair thing to do.
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Recency Bias is real. Many towns have made progress but not enough for the long-term. Michael Barbaro, president of SmartMLS which oversees state listings and other real estate data shared ."I personally don't see any relief on pricing coming soon.".
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Housing is important to many in the business community. “The lack of housing not only reduces options for workers, but creates workforce mismatches, impairs business competitiveness and ultimately constrains economic growth.”.
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Yes, she's in favor of absurdly expensive housing.
Besides adding my name in support of this letter, I wrote to Gov Lamont separately asking him to veto this bill.
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Ms. Weingarten describes herself as a Luxury Properties Specialist. Who has the conflict?.
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Here is a prime example of how CT169 lies and confuses people. These are not in 5002 but part of their "petition" posted by a realtor who makes a living selling million dollar homes.
@YankeeInstitute Write to Governor Lamont today use @Ct169S quick petition on their website
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Will get to HB 5002 & the noise around it. B 4 that, want to point to a good policy adopted in 2024. Allowed for as-of-right nursing home conversions. 17 units of housing in a building that was vacant since 2021 in Greenwich. Outcomes over rhetoric.
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We have a choice about how we do politics in CT. Kickball game House Dem vs House GOP for charity. Fun, embarrassing, still competitive, and very little politicking. For now.
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