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NEWSROOM FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Calls on county senate delegation to demand spending reform and mandate relief
White Plains, NY-April 3…The New York State budget proposal now being debating in Albany would be poisonous to Westchester taxpayers and the county’s long-term economic health and must be renegotiated, said Westchester County Executive candidate Rob Astorino (R) today. Mr. Astorino has repeatedly called on Westchester’s state senate delegation to vote “no” on the state budget proposal, which raises taxes on every Westchester resident and fails to do anything about the runaway state spending and mandate costs that have driven the cost of living in Westchester through the roof. Westchester families pay the highest property taxes in America. “Westchester County is about to get the short end of the stick again,” Mr. Astorino said. “What we need is spending reform, mandate relief and a new pension tier. What we are getting is higher spending, higher taxes and utter disregard for the problems we are facing. The Westchester state senate delegation has the power to stop this budget fiasco today. For the sake of this county, it must.” The state budget is expected to be decided by a single vote, so any Westchester state senator can effectively veto the budget with a ‘no’ vote, Astorino said. Mr. Astorino is running for County Executive to "stop the tax madness; bring smarter, better government to Westchester, and restore a high standard of ethics to county government." He has said that, as county executive, he will be a forceful voice in Albany on behalf of Westchester County.
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