Click to read The Westchester Guardian – April 25, 2013 edition
THE HEZITORIAL: Yonkers City Hall’s Intention on Trampling U.S. Constitution Cannot Succeed By HEZI ARIS
No matter how high the decibel level and shrill anti-union sentiment in the City of Yonkers (CoY) is permitted to grow, local and state governments will not be able to trample on the United States Constitution. Some Yonkersites are under the misconception fomented and encouraged by Yonkers City Hall that they will be able to exact the almost $500 million …
THE HEZITORIAL: Silence Evokes Governance Devoid of Accommodation, Consensus, or Prudent Direction By HEZI ARIS
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano’s proposed FY 2012-2013 budget will at last be daylighted from behind its opaque hideout. The contention of whether the budget deficit is $89 million or $150 million is moot. At issue is how does the City of Yonkers (CoY) sustain its viability as it presumably pursues a doable financial paradigm true to the city’s plight and …
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano Issues an Executive Order Requiring City to Adopt Four-Year Financial Plan
YONKERS, NY — In response to the recent report by the Commission of Inquiry into Yonkers’ finances, Mayor Mike Spano issued an executive order today requiring Yonkers to adopt a four-year financial plan. The executive order mandates that the City’s Commissioner of Finance must produce and issue a four-year financial plan by April 15th of each year. This year, the …
ANALYSIS: Yonkers’ Financial Woes Reveal Past, Present, and Future By HEZI ARIS
YONKERS, NY – The City of Yonkers (CoY) issued a financial report Thursday, April 5, 2012, in which the third largest city in New York State divulged a budget shortfall that was as little as an $89 million gap, or as great as $150 million, which, when extrapolated over a three-year time frame would amount to a shortfall of between …