Westchester Herald

Setting the Record Straight with Regard to Subpoenas By Kenneth Jenkins

The acid tongue bloggers need to stop doing acid.  They are hallucinating.  We provided a media package at the meeting on the 17th that contained the string of emails between the Administration and the Board. [Refer to:  8-10-10 Consolidation Proposal DPS & DES], and follow the EMail Trail.

Only Commissioner Longworth was on vacation.

The Administration confirmed the appearance of Longworth and Sutton July 13th.  They did not show.  (Oros email).

The Administration requested the Board move the GRES meeting from August 3rd to August 5th and we would have the legislation August 4th. That did not happen.  (Plunkett email).

Westchester County Lawmakers Support Administration on Playland RFP Process

Legislators Ready to Proceed with Westchester Children’s Museum Lease Agreement

White Plains, NY, August 18, 2010 -- Today,Westchester County Board of Legislators Chairman Ken Jenkins (D-Yonkers) and the Board’s Democratic  Majority Whip and Legislator Judith Myers, representing the community of  Rye, announced their support of plan unveiled by Westchester  County ExecutiveRobert Astorino seeking proposals to come up with new ideas and usages forPlayland  Amusement Park in Rye. “The Board intends to work with the Administration on the request for proposals (RFP) process,” said Chairman Jenkins.  “We have drafted a resolution that states that County Executive and the Westchester County Board of Legislators, together, agree that it is in the best interest of Westchester County to determine the use and management of Playland Park.”

WCBoL Chairman Jenkins Asserts Westchester Medical Center Owes Millions to the County

WHITE PLAINS, NY, July 20, 2010 -- In a statement released today, Westchester CountyBoard Chairman Ken Jenkins responds to reports first divulged on July 15, 2010 in the article entitled,  BREAKING NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Westchester Medical Center Begins Staff Layoffs BY I.M. COB, that the Westchester Medical Center will lay off 130 workers due to the cancellation of their current  contract with the county to provide  health care in the  county jail.

Board Chairman Jenkins Proposes a Property Tax Cap for Westchester County Residents

WHITE PLAINS, NY, July 16, 2010 -- Today,Westchester County Board of Legislators Chairman Ken Jenkins announced that he has submitted legislation that will cap local property tax growth. The Chairman's tax cap proposal would impose long-term fiscal discipline and ease the  burden on Westchester homeowners, who pay the highest  property taxes in the country. 

Legislator Rogowsky Announces Funding for Summer Teen Program

 PORT CHESTER, NY, July 15, 2010 -- Westchester County Legislator Martin Rogowsky (D-Harrison) today announce that the Village of Port Chester has received a $37,500 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the federal government for the Don Bosco Community Center.  The grant, administered by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, is a flexible program that provides communities with resources to address a wide range of unique community development needs.  The grant will be used to create a summer teen night program for eight weeks.