(WHITE PLAINS, NY) Westchester Legislators passed a bi-partisan 2018 budget by a vote of 12 to 5. This budget funds a functioning government while attempting to address the fiscal mess and long-term budget hole of over $100M left by the outgoing Astorino Administration.

(WHITE PLAINS, NY) PKF O’Connor Davies, the County’s independent auditors, advised Westchester Legislators yesterday that the proposed 2018 Westchester County Budget includes unsecure revenues – such as $29M for the proposed airport deal - which leaves it structurally imbalanced. Without a recurring revenue source, this budget will collapse and the County will be further down the road toward another negative adjustment to our credit rating.

(WHITE PLAINS, NY) The Westchester County Citizens Budget Advisory Committee’s (CBAC) findings were bleak. Today, in a report to the Board of Legislators Committee on Budget & Appropriations, CBAC outlined their take on the 2018 Proposed Budget.

(WHITE PLAINS, NY) After a thorough review of the Astorino Administration’s proposed 2018 Operating Budget, Westchester Democrats have discovered a potential budget gap in the range of roughly $120M-$155M. A gap of this size will take time to fix - with the fiscal impact being an Astorino tax increase of nearly 30%.