HatCityBLOG Flashback Friday moment: The history of Danbury Democrats' opposition to tax giveaways for residential developers edition (take 1)

Recent support from Danbury Democrats for tax giveaways for residential developers is a far cry from the party's well-established, historical opposition to such policies.

From the HatCityBLOG archives, here's a video clip from March 2006 where then newly elected DDTC chairman Joe DaSilva outlined the party's strong opposition towards providing BRT with a seven-year tax break for their proposed housing projects on Crosby Street (now called Brookview Commons) and Kennedy Ave (now called Kennedy Flats).

It seems that recent support from Danbury Democrats for tax giveaways to residential developers is a far cry from the party's well-established and historical opposition to such policies. In fact, in a 2006 clip from newly elected DDTC chairman Joe DaSilva, he outlined the party's strong opposition towards providing BRT with a seven-year tax break for housing on Crosby Street (now called Brookview Commons) and Kennedy Ave (now called Kennedy Flats).