Fair Share does not take away local control from municipalities.

Opponents like to assert that Fair Share takes away local control, but they are misunderstanding the proposal and how zoning laws work. To begin with, while Fair Share sets a fair affordable housing production goal and threshold requirements for each municipality, towns can plan to meet those goals in a way that works with their own community development vision. In addition, in Connecticut, like most places around the country, the power to zone is delegated from the state to localities in accordance with certain rules. In our state, those rules include each town playing a part in contributing to meeting the regional need for affordable housing. Municipalities have the full power to zone as long as they follow these rules, including allowing a reasonable amount of affordability that contributes to the overall need.