Local Control

Who better to decide what’s best for our cities and towns than the men and women who are locally elected to lead them? Republicans will fight to protect local control in all areas of municipal governance, ensuring local property taxpayers have the loudest, most influential voice on issues that affect the very fabric of their community.

Municipal Decision-Making

• Provide a dedicated centralized website for municipalities to access helpful information on state mandates including deadlines and any other pertinent information that could be useful for cities and towns.
• Assist all Boards of Education to include all PreK-12 curriculum materials on their websites and allow public comment on all agendas. (HB 5270)
• Take a more honest approach to affordable housing by including existing properties that meet income-based affordability standards and eliminate deed restrictions for owner occupied affordable housing which restricts the ability to create equity. (HB 5326)
• Require a two-thirds vote of the legislature to pass any new conveyance taxes.
• Allow greater municipal control over zoning by removing the deadline by which a municipality must act to opt out of the “as of right” accessory apartment requirements. (HB 5326)