County Never Met Its Obligation To “Affirmatively Further Fair Housing”
More Than $50 Million Of Federal Funds Involved
In a landmark decision, U.S. District Court Judge Denise Cote has found...view
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Fact Sheet on Key Elements of the Settlement Achieved in the Wake of the Court Granting ADC partial summary judgment against Westchester County
Development of affordable housing to create...view
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From the Monitor’s July 7, 2010 submission to the Court:
“The revised submission still falls short of a true plan to comply with either the [consent decree’s] specific terms or its overarching...view
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July 8, 2010
The Monitor, as was his obligation, has now rejected Westchester’s second attempt at an implementation plan. As we had said in respect to Westchester’s first try, the second March...view
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On July 23, 2010, Westchester submitted to HUD an Analysis of Impediments to Fair Housing Choice (“AI”). The submission was required by the Consent Decree, and, pursuant to paragraph 32 of the...view
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On August 9, 2010, Westchester submitted yet another version of an “Implementation Plan” (“IP3”). As ADC has noted previously, the document represents neither planning nor a desire to implement. ...view
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Note: The following column appeared on the Op Ed page of the Westchester Journal News on Sunday, August 22, 2010. The column was introduced by the Journal News in these words:
James Johnson, the...view
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Just how bad is Westchester’s non-compliance?
Fundamental, ongoing, and strikingly violative of its Consent Decree obligations. A brazen challenge to the legitimacy of federal authority not...view
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December 22, 2010 – Westchester has failed to comply with yet another of its obligations under the consent decree.The County was required to develop an “analysis of impediments” to fair housing...view
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April 26, 2011 — Six months having past since the filing of his last report, the Monitor last night submitted another one to the Court.
Unfortunately, the Monitor has once again closed his eyes...view