It's Tax-Talk Time: State's First "Citizens' Assembly" Convenes

CT Citizens Assembly On Property Taxes Convenes In New Haven

Participants in the Connecticut Citizens Assembly on Property Taxes will attend 12 daylong sessions this summer and will be tasked with proposing changes to the system.

It’s tax-talk time: Connecticut’s first 'Citizens’ Assembly' convenes

98 CT residents were selected to participate in the democratic initiative designed to encourage non-politicians to engage in policy-making.

It's Tax-Talk Time: State's First "Citizens' Assembly" Convenes

Hélène Landemore presented on the concept of a citizens’ assembly: she told attendees they were guaranteed to learn, laugh, and make friends during the process of deliberating over policy. Brooke Evans traveled from Seymour to New Haven Saturday morning to speak up and learn about property taxes — which she fears can be “crippling” for senior citizens across the state. Evans, a retired special needs instructor, was one of 98 Connecticut resident…