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Brief Descriptions of Connecticut State Agencies

Department of Community Affairs

Agency Web page | Statutory Authority |Agency History |
Published histories/articles
| State Library Collections | List of Commissioners

Agency Web page :
Not available

Statutory Authority :
CGS chpt. 133.

Agency History :

1967, July 1, Dept. of Community Affairs established per P.A.522 to absorb :
Local planning and renewal function of Conn. Development Commission
Housing Division of the Dept. of Public Works
Office of Economic Opportunity

1979, Jan. 1, abolished per P.A. 77-614.

Published Histories/Articles :
Department of Community Affairs Philosophy, Accomplishments and Proposals for the Future. Hartford : The Department, 1970. [CSL Call Number ConnDoc C74 deco]

Agency Documents in the State Library Collections :
Check the State Library catalog, CONSULS, under these author headings for publications by the agency available in the State Library :

Connecticut. Dept. of Community Affairs.

Annual Reports are located in :

Digest of Administrative Reports to the Governor [CSL Call Number ConnDoc F40 d]

State Archives Record Group : RG 071

List of Commissioners :

Name

Years of Service

Leroy Jones

1967-1970

Donald T. Dorsey

1970-1971

Ruben Figueroa

1971-1973

Susan Hobbie Bennett

1973-1974

W. James Rice

1974-1978


Prepared by the Government Information and Reference Services Unit, page revised 6/2008.