Question for Candidates Forum for White Plains Common Council 10/25/2023.

At the Library.

Candidates Forum for White Plains Common Council Election Fall 2023

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Wednesday, October 25, 2023 - 7:00pm

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from: Kenneth Matinale
to: alancass3@gmail.com
date: Oct 24, 2023, 4:17 PM
subject: Forum Question

To:

Alan Cass

88 GRANDVIEW AVE.

WHITE PLAINS NY 10605

1 FAMILY RES

https://www.cityofwhiteplains.com/DocumentCenter/View/8200/2023-Final-Assessment-Roll?bidId= 

From:

Kenneth Matinale

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White Plains, NY 10601

My question is in bold below.

Of the five candidates, four live in a one family house. Enrique Jinite was not found in the 2023 Final-Assessment-Roll. See below.

Of the seven (including the mayor) current Common Council members, I think only John Martin and Rich Payne live in apartments. White Plains is generally controlled by house owners outnumbering apartment dwellers by an even larger proportion on the council. It's been that way for at least the last half century.

Would you favor districts for each of the six council members to ensure that the majority of resident citizens who live in apartments are represented?

Currently council members are elected at large, unlike the legislatures of New York State and the United States of America.

Jeremiah Frei-Pearson (D)
17 Seymour Place 10605 house

Enrique Jinite (R) not found

Charles Lederman (R)
9 WILLOWBROOK RD 10605 house

Victoria Presser* (D)
112 ALEXANDER AVE 10606 house

Jennifer Puja* (D)
11 SAMMIS LANE 10605 house
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Note: I stopped by the library this afternoon to look at the flyer about tomorrow's Candidates Forum. None had been posted. The person at the front desk had to look at the library website to get some idea of what I was talking about. I facetiously said it must be a private meeting.

Apparently that's the case. Those who need to know are aware of it and will show up for their periodic reinforcement of their control of the City of White Plains, which is out of any proportion to their numbers based on type of residence. Fleecing apartment dwellers and shaking down developers over affordable housing, not to be confused with what it actually is: affordable apartments, away from the houses of those who run White Plains.