A former Beloit City Council member who now serves in the state Assembly is working to restore local control.

45th Assembly District Representative Clinton Anderson says all communities are different and need flexibility to address their unique needs.

The Beloit Democrat is introducing a package of 15 bills he says will help empower local governments.

This includes items such as allowing 3 year extensions to TIFs for affordable housing, the repeal of the expenditure restraint program and replacing it with a new aid program, and allowing school districts to go over their levy limits when the state legislature approves unfunded mandates.