Dear WMOA Members,

I look forward to serving as President of the Westchester Municipal Officials Association. I am particularly honored to be working with fellow officers, Nancy Seligson, Peter Parsons, Peter Scherer and Steve Ecklond. I would like to extend a special thank you to Warren Lucas for his service and dedication this past year.

In February the WMOA Legislative Committee goes up to Albany to talk to our legislators about our legislative needs for 2017.

The County’s continuing dispute with HUD has resulted in millions of dollars in federal funding being diverted to other municipalities in the region. Here are the most current documents, both pro and con, for review.

Stop Albany from Taking our Power Press Conference, May 23, 2013

Attached is a letter that Congresswoman Nita Lowey emailed to HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan last Tuesday, March 19, expressing her concerns regarding Westchester County not receiving the “most impacted” designation in the first round of CDBG funding for Sandy relief. She has subsequently spoken directly to the Secretary, and our staff and the HUD staff are in frequent communication.

The Westchester County Charter Revision Commission will hold a public forum on Wednesday, April 3rd at 7 p.m. in the Westchester County Center in conference room “H” to present a summary of its work to date and to receive public comment regarding the issues being discussed by the Commission.

The meeting scheduled for tomorrow morning, March 15th, at Assemblyman Tom Abinanti’s District Office has to be postponed as Assemblywoman Sandy Galef and Assemblyman Abinanti are taking part in state budget negotiations and may not make it back to Westchester in time for the meeting. We will reschedule after the budget has passed but have […]

Overview article by Leo Weigman on PACE home energy financing. This article was published in the Summer 2012 issue of State and Local Energy Report.

In the aftermath of the Newtown shootings, many Westchester municipalities are looking at what steps they can take toward gun control to help prevent further tragedies.

PACE Energy enables government entities to offer sustainable energy project loans to eligible property owners through the creation of financing districts whereby property owners can finance renewable onsite generation installations and energy efficiency improvements through a voluntary assessment on their property tax bills.