Westport’s Affordable Housing Plan to be Discussed June 27th

Town of Westport Press Release:  

Planning and Zoning Director Mary Young announced today that the Town of Westport’s Affordable Housing Plan 2022-2027 will be discussed at the June 27, 2022 Planning and Zoning Commission meeting.  This is the final scheduled public forum for this Plan.  

Five (5) prior meetings were held in different forums to ensure residents had access to and were comfortable congregating and participating at public meetings. These included in-person meetings at Town Hall, in-person meetings at host-site Temple Israel, and remote meetings using Zoom technology during the day and evening hours. Additionally, in May, a survey was posted on the Town’s website and was emailed to residents of Westport and others. The survey is available through June 23, 2022 on the Town’s website here.

Connecticut General Statute §8-30j requires preparation of an Affordable Housing Plan:

“(a) At least once every five years, each municipality shall prepare or amend and adopt an affordable housing plan for the municipality.  Such plan shall specify how the municipality intends to increase the number of affordable housing development in the municipality...”  Effective July 24, 2017

At the June 27, 2022 meeting, public testimony will be received and the Planning and Zoning Commission may potentially vote to adopt the Draft Affordable Housing Plan.  The Plan is available to view on the Town’s website here. 

Comments on the Draft Plan may be emailed to the attention of the Planning and Zoning Commission at PandZ@westportct.gov .  

To Stay Connected and learn more about the plan visit: www.westportct.gov/government/affordable-housing-plan