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Thursday, January 7, 2021

Common Council members elected by district: "Patch" asked for 2021 change we'd most like to see.

Michael Woyton, Patch Staff
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What’s the No. 1 change you want to see in White Plains in 2021?

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Change the city charter so that Common Council members are elected by district (precinct) and not at large as they have been for many decades. That's the only way there would be anything approaching fair representation rather than the council being dominated by people who live in houses outside of downtown where most of us live in apartments. As it is now, council members don't give a damn about quality of life where most White Plains citizens live.

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