Politics & Government

Mayors, Housing Monitor to Attend Affordable Housing Forum

The forum is sponsored by the League of Women Voters.

Amid legal wrangling between Westchester County and federal authorities, and local disagreements between neighboring towns, the League of Women Voters seeks to establish common ground on affordable housing issues with a forum next month.

The forum will feature several prominent figures in the ongoing affordable housing saga, including James Johnson, the federal housing monitor; Norma Drummond, Deputy Commissioner of the Westchester County Department of Planning; and Mary Mahon, a senior assistant to County Executive Rob Astorino.

Also appearing on the panel: Port Chester Mayor Dennis Pilla and Rye Brook Mayor Joan Feinstein. Although Pilla has been more diplomatic in his language about the neighboring village, Port Chester's elected leaders and school board have by Rye Brook to build affordable housing in District 4, an area bordering Port Chester.

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Johnson has also pushed back against Astorino, who has been vocal about the affordable housing settlement and his opinion that federal authorities are overstepping their bounds. Earlier this week, Johnson rejected a hard stance the county executive had taken in the ongoing battle, and said Westchester County can and should sue towns and villages that don't comply with the settlement.

According to the League of Women Voters:

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The League has assembled a distinguished panel that brings together a broad spectrum of perspectives on this policy that will certainly have an impact upon our communities.  The interaction of the panelists, both within the panel and with the audience, will help the public understand the policy and practical issues surrounding Fair and Affordable and Housing initiatives, including the community impacts and the on-going dispute between Westchester County and the federal government.

The forum is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. on Dec. 6 at the Rye Free Reading Room.

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