What semeed like a likely deal earlier in the summer has fallen apart now according to a report in the Advocate. Brian Lockhart reports:

The governor and Democratic leaders remain at odds over a bond package for capital projects, with $10 million in earmarks for Stamford, Norwalk, Greenwich and neighboring municipalities at stake.

Four months ago, the General Assembly’s Finance, Revenue and Bonding Committee unanimously passed a $3.4 billion bonding package, which borrows money for projects statewide.

The two-year plan was supposed to be negotiated with Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell and approved by the General Assembly during a summer special session. But it appears the talks have reached an impasse.

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I suppose that I shouldn’t find it surprising that last night’s Common Council meeting debate on off-site affordable housing meandered over concepts that had basically nothing to do with the nitty gritty of affordable housing. A helpful guide.

Affordable Housing (definition 1): Housing that is, you know, affordable. Meaning that people pay a reasonable sum for a mortgage payment or rent. Nothing that is ever newly built meets this criteria unless its….

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