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White Plains, NY — Today, the Westchester County Board of Legislators held a press conference at 148 Martine Avenue to oppose proposed cuts to Foundation Aid reflected in the State Executive Budget, following a letter to Hon. Gov. Kathy Hochul.

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White Plains, NY— At Monday night’s regular Board meeting, the Board of Legislators passed key items on affordable housing in Yonkers, a state-of-the art Fire Training Tower in Valhalla, financing for a food scrap recovery program, and the design and construction of essential infrastructure rehabilitation on the Department of Emergency Services main facility.

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White Plains, NY — On Monday, the Westchester County Board of Legislators celebrated Women’s History Month with an inspirational ceremony lauding Dr. Suzanne D. Phillips, a prominent longtime educator and Elmsford School Board member, and Elizabeth Rotfeld, Deputy Clerk and Senior Citizen Coordinator for the Village of Rye Brook.

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White Plains, NY — Members of the Westchester County Board of Legislators have written to Hon. Kathy Hochul, urging the New York State Governor to immediately reinstate the Foundation Aid cuts proposed in the Executive Budget.

White Plains, NY — At Monday’s Budget and Appropriations Committee meeting, eight members of the Citizen’s Budget Advisory Committee (CBAC) were re-appointed: John McGarr, L. William Kay III, Rodman Reef, Julie Stern, Judith Stern Rosen, Diana Quast, Beth Smayda and Jonathan Mark. E. Annette Nash Govan was the new appointment to the committee for the 2024-2025 term.