HBRA EVENTS March General Membership Meeting and Legislative Night O ver 100 members and guests attended the HBRA Legislative Night, sponsored by City Carting and Recycling. Legislators attending the event were State Sen. Bob Duff D- Darien/Norwalk, State Sen. Craig Miner, R-Bethel/ Litchfield, along with State Rep. Tom O’Dea, R-New Canaan/Wilton, State Rep. Jonathan Steinberg D-Westport, and Terrie Wood R-Darien/ Norwalk and Norwalk Mayor Harry Rilling. The biggest issues brought to light was the overregulation of the building industry and keeping businesses in Connecticut. Gaining approvals from zoning boards in some cases may take as long as two years. Although this is mostly at the municipal level, it impacts the state as well on Connecticut’s business climate. “Building a house has, conservatively, 50 companies working on it,” commented architect Chris Pagliaro, “Think how much a single-family house moves the local economy.” Comments from the attending crowd also followed the same sentiments asking that the towns and state should streamline the process. Faster approval processes would increase the number of homes built, which ultimately helps drive local economies. 8 | HBRA of Fairfield County | MARCH 2017
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