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Jason Rojas: “A lot of our communities are older. East Hartford is one of…”

Featuring: Jason Rojas, Democratic | Connecticut House of Representatives, 9th Assembly District

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Connecticut Housing Policy Discussion Led by Jason Rojas

Published | Video Starts at 01:28

That's a larger conversation around housing. And it's really why we need to build more housing in Connecticut. Not only to just meet the demand, but also to replace housing. A lot of our communities are older. East Hartford is one of those where the vast majority of our housing in East Hartford is pre1950. Those are smaller units. They are older units. They might have. They definitely have lead in them. You see that in Hartford, you see that in Bridgeport, you see New Haven. (01:28–01:35)

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