The Westchester County Board of Legislators approved several significant measures on Monday night that will strengthen workforce development programs, create affordable housing for vulnerable youth and low-income families and expand the County’s clean energy infrastructure.

The Westchester County Board of Legislators mourns the loss of Herman S. Geist, whose century of life exemplified service above self. As our first-ever Chairman from 1970 to 1973, Herman laid the foundation for everything we are today. He guided our institution through its earliest days with wisdom earned through a lifetime of dedication to community, county, and country.

More than 50 Westchester residents gathered at Saunders Trades and Technical School last night to voice their outrage over Con Edison's escalating utility costs at the Westchester County Board of Legislators' third Con Edison Public Input Session. The forum marked the latest chapter in the Board's countywide effort to amplify community concerns about the company’s pricing practices.

The members of the Westchester County Board of Legislators are heartbroken and horrified by the senseless violence that claimed the lives of State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband Mark, and wounded State Senator John Hoffman and his wife Yvette over the weekend in Minnesota.