Sunday, March 14, 2010

Westchester County Board Moves Towards Obtaining Funding for Fair and Affordable Housing Projects for Municipalities
March 12, 2010 - The Westchester County Board of Legislators moved forward towards receiving federal funding through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) this week, as they approved a law that would authorize the County to apply for $8.4 million dollars in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) through three funding sources -- community development block grant (CDBG), the federal HOME program and the Emergency Shelter Grant (ESG).

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Kaplowitz Heads to Albany to Lobby on Behalf of Westchester County Taxpayer
March 12, 2010 - Yesterday, joined by fellow County lawmaker Legislator Bill Burton (D-Ossining) and the County Executive’s Chief of Staff George Oros, Legislator Michael B. Kaplowitz (D-Somers), Chair of the County Board’s Government Operations, Efficiency & Savings Committee, hand-delivered the County’s 2010 Joint State Legislative Package, to state lawmakers in Albany.

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Westchester County Legislator Alvarado Outlines Response to Yonkers Four-Alarm Blaze
March 12, 2010 - Westchester County Legislator Jose I. Alvarado (D-Yonkers) and Yonkers City Councilmember Wilson Terrero were joined with clergy and local residents to help in the response effort immediately following last night’s four-alarm fire at 66 Elliot Place in Yonkers. 

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Chairman Jenkins Responds to County Executive's Budget Deficit Predictions
March 9, 2010 - It’s important to understand that there is no active deficit in the FY2010 county budget. The County Board passed a balanced budget last December that sought to streamline, cut costs and improve the organization of our county government operation. Hiring was frozen, expenses were reduced and programs funded by state aid were adjusted.

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Majority Leader Abinanti Responds to County Executive's Budget Deficit Predictions
March 9, 2010 - We face serious challenges, but this is not new information to those who were involved in or monitored the 2010 budget process. I am concerned about County Executive Astorino's credibility in asking for sacrifice to control spending when he has already set the wrong example by increasing the salaries of his top aides.