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Taking Away Conservation Funds Hurts State — Hartford Courant

By Judith Stahl On June 20, 2017 · Add Comment · In In the News
Leah S. Glaser, president of Connecticut Preservation Action, and Hamden resident speaks to the short-sightedness of sweeping Community Investment Act (CIA) money into the general fund.  The CIA was established by the legislature in 2005, and since that time has funded projects in all of Connecticut’s towns to support affordable housing, open land preservation, farmland
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New Apartments Coming to Downtown Waterbury, Thanks to Come Home to Downtown

By Christine On May 19, 2015 · Add Comment · In Success Stories
There will soon be a little more housing in downtown Waterbury, thanks to the Come Home to Downtown program. That’s because the owner of this property, who worked closely with CMSC under the program, has been awarded financing to begin renovating the upper floors of the building into housing. Working closely with the Waterbury building
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Downtown housing: a success story – Republican American

By Christine On May 15, 2015 · Add Comment · In Come Home to Downtown, In the News
CIA funds are helping change the minds of downtown property owners who thought creating housing downtown wasn’t possible, says CMSC’s John Simone in a commentary in the Republican American. These funds have helped owners of small downtown properties realize their buildings’ full potential through Come Home to Downtown, a program offered by CMSC through a
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Don’t let the state divert CT Community Investment Act funds – CT Mirror

By Christine On May 1, 2015 · Add Comment · In Come Home to Downtown, In the News
The state’s proposed sweep of Community Investment Act funds threatens to stunt the progress made in downtowns like New Britain, says developer Avner Krohn in an editorial for the CT Mirror. Mr. Krohn, owner of 99 West Main Street in New Britain, said he is converting formally vacant building space into 16 apartments as a
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Dedicated funds are not convenient ATMs – Norwich Bulletin

By Christine On April 9, 2015 · Add Comment · In In the News
“What good are dedicated funds if the money earmarked for specific programs is taken and used for other purposes?” the Norwich Bulletin asks in a recent editorial condemning the proposed sweep of Community Investment Act funds. The Bulletin notes the Governor has proposed “lock boxing” transportation funds for transportation needs only, while contradictorily raiding Community
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