HatCityBLOG Flashback: History of Danbury Democrats' opposition to tax giveaways for residential developers edition (take 5)

In a continuation of Danbury Democrats’ flip-flop on their long and well-documented history of deep opposition towards tax giveaways for residential developers, here’s yet another oldie but goodie from the HatCityBLOG archives.

Over the last nineteen years, I had the opportunity to interview every Democratic-endorsed candidate for mayor, and my go-to question for each candidate centered on their thoughts on tax breaks for residential developers to spur downtown revitalization efforts.

In the following clip, 2009 Danbury Democratic mayoral candidate Gary Goncalves for his thoughts on the downside of providing tax giveaways for residential developers such as BRT's Brookview Commons building on Crosby Street.

Goncalve's criticism of the BRT deal and disagreement with providing millions of dollars in tax giveaways for residential developers was the cornerstone of Danbury Democrat's opposition towards the Boughton administration's efforts to revitalize Main Street.