THE GEDNEY ASSOCIATION REPORTED TO DAY TO ITS MEMBERSHIP IN AN EMAIL THAT THE CITY OF WHITE PLAINS – FRENCH AMERICAN SCHOOL OF NEW YORK — WAS STILL IN JUDGE JOAN LEIBOWITZ’S HANDS AND NOTHING HAS BEEN DECIDED YET. THE MAIL INDICATED THIS MATTER WILL TAKE A LONG TIME FOR A DECISION OR OUTCOME TO BE REACHED
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LWW Not Amused by Primary Headline
WPCNR LETTER TICKER. APRIL 20, 2016:
Dear Mr. Bailey,
I read with dismay the headline in today’s posting on the White Plains CitizeNetReporter Web site reporting on the New York state presidential primaries. Specifically, “IT’S NEW YORK PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY DAY — VOTE EARLY AND OFTEN”.
There is an epidemic of states and government officials passing laws and making administrative decisions for what is claimed to be the sake of protecting against voter fraud. The WPCNR headline, an ill-conceived attempt at humor, only serves to reinforce the notion that voter fraud is prevalent, something that has repeatedly been shown to be patently untrue.
The League of Women Voters is actively involved in defending against voter disenfranchisement throughout the United States. This headline reinforces an idea that the League has long fought to dispel. A more considered choice of words would have been expected from a journalistic Web site devoted to reporting on local issues and events.
— stephen
Stephen Cohen
LWV White Plains
Chair, Voter Service
WESTCHESTER NEW FORECLOSURE FILINGS DECLINE 27%. ON TARGET FOR 1,600 for year
WPCNR HOME FRONT. From Timothy Idoni, Westchester County Clerk. April 19, 2016:
The number of new foreclosure filings on homeowners filed by their mortgage holders dropped almost twenty-seven percent when compared to last year’s first quarter. The county has experienced a steady increase in foreclosed properties since 2011. Last year one thousand one hundred and seventy-eight (1,178) actions were commenced, representing the highest total in recent memory.
“While the number of filings is still higher than preferred, we are encouraged by the steady decline over the past two years. Judgments remain high due to older foreclosure filings making it through the court.” reported Westchester County Clerk Timothy C. Idoni who serves as Clerk of the Westchester County Supreme Court where foreclosure actions are heard.
In the first three months of 2016, four hundred and sixteen (416) foreclosure filings were accepted by the Office of the Westchester County Clerk, down from five hundred and sixty-nine (569) in the first quarter of 2015. This continues the positive steady decline since filings peaked at six hundred and eighty (680) in the first quarter of 2013.
A Brief Summary of foreclosure filings and judgments:
| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 1st quarter 2016 | |
| Filings | 2,697 | 2,325 | 2,120 | 416 |
| Judgments | 372 | 772 | 1,178 | 291 |
Westchester Residential Opportunities (WRO), a non-profit housing agency with offices in White Plains and Mount Vernon, conducts Mortgage Default Orientation sessions most Wednesdays in their White Plains Office. Trained counselors are available to help at (914) 428-4507 or by visiting www.wroinc.org.
For more information on the Office of the Westchester County Clerk, please visit WestchesterClerk.com or call (914)995-3081.