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written by Quickjustice , November 08, 2009
It wasn't a "low income housing plan", BAPH. It was Spano's secret settlement of a federal false claims lawsuit against Westchester County in which a federal judge already had found Spano and his administration at fault.
As part of that settlement, Spano agreed that Westchester County would force local municipalities to construct "affordable" housing in close proximity to expensive suburban homes. As any idiot will tell you, building cheap housing next to expensive housing drives down the value of the expensive homes.
Jewish Democrats in Scarsdale,in particular, are livid about this. Democrat Spano threatened to drive down their home values, and then labeled them "racists" if they protested.
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written by Behold a Pale Horse , November 09, 2009
My mistake. I got term wrong.
I think Spano made the same mistake that Mayor John Lindsay made. He wanted to put low-income housing in Jewish neighborhoods. He assumed that Jews would go along with it because he thought they were all liberal. Though in his book, "My Times," about his experience working for the NY Times, John Corry wrote that Lindsay just knew the wealthy and liberal Manhattan Jews and assumed that all Jews in the city were like them. He did not, however, know the more middle-class Jews who lived in the outer boroughs. While registered Democrats, these Jews were not as liberal as their co-religionists in Manhattan and didn't take too kindly to Lindsay's scheme.
ADDENDUM: A few days before the election, former Republican State Senator Nick Spano endorsed Andy Spano (no relation) for re-election. Nick warned of right-wing intolerance, etc. (even though his supporters were accused of intimidating black voters at the polls in 2004 and 2006). Nick Spano previously made noises about running for Westchester County Executive. So maybe in 2013, he'll take on Astorino either in the Republican primary or become a Democrat like his brother, Assemblyman Mike Spano of Yonkers.
That would be entertaining contest!
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written by Jay Golub , November 09, 2009
too many Spano's. I'm so confused!...
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written by Behold a Pale Horse , November 09, 2009
Democrat or Republican, the Spanos in Westchester should all be avoided by taxpayers and good government types.
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written by Quickjustice , November 09, 2009
As of January, 2010, the Spanos will be out of office, to which I say, "Good riddance!"
Next task: finish off the Democrats in the county legislature who voted for the settlement and against their own constituents.
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