It’s election season, and therefore time for certain candidates for state office to trot out the well-worn campaign promise to “cut regulations.”

I am weary of the false cry of “local control” as an excuse for making modest homes illegal.

“Towns leading the way” is precisely what got us to where we are now — at least 110,000 homes short of the need.

It is time to approach land use planning in Connecticut on a more regional level, in which the cities and towns participate in the development of concrete, enforceable regional land use plans.