article_snippet.sent: Christopher Stefanoni's said two proposals were rejected by town officials; a 16-apartment complex with five affordable units, and a 30-apartment one with nine affordable units.
article_snippet.sent: The demotion came just days after Christopher Stefanoni's filed an affordable housing application for property right next to the home of a former league official.
article_snippet.sent: Deli owner Rob WIlliamson, pictured in front of Deli owner Rob WIlliamson store, does not think the town is conspiring to keep out black people .
article_snippet.sent: Christopher Stefanoni's made a total of three affordable housing applications, one of which was ultimately approved.
article_snippet.sent: According to state data, 2.6 percent of Darien's nearly 7,100 housing units qualify as affordable.
article_snippet.sent: Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy has called affordable housing one of the state's most pressing needs and has committed hundreds of millions of dollars for more affordable housing.
article_snippet.sent: In 2010, Darien won a four-year exemption to a state law making it easier for developers to build in towns with less than 10 percent affordable housing and town officials expect to win another after resolving a dispute with the state.
article_snippet.sent: town says town is entitled to the exemption under a complicated formula involving existing affordable housing units.
article_snippet.sent: Darien First Selectman Jayme Stevenson said town has made significant efforts to increase affordable housing and town housing practices aren't discriminatory. '
article_snippet.sent: These folks are developers and These folks're looking to develop housing and make some money.'
article_snippet.sent: Rob Williamson, owner of Uncle's Deli in downtown Darien, said Rob Williamson, owner of Uncle's Deli in downtown Darien doesn't believe town is being discriminatory in rejecting affordable housing applications. '
highlights_snippet.sent: Followed father's plans for apartment complexes in Darien, Connecticut, which included affordable housing .
  