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Court slams Team Obama on Westchester ‘racism’ charge
New York Post ^ | September29, 2015 | NYP Editorial Board

Posted on 09/30/2015 5:29:37 PM PDT by OddLane

Every cloud may not have a silver lining, but Westchester County has just found a big one in a legal ruling that will cost it $5 million in federal funds.

The case turns on the Housing & Urban Development Department’s effort at social engineering to end what it claims is rampant housing discrimination in Westchester.

The cloud: The Second Circuit Court of Appeals said that, to get HUD’s money, West­­chester must play by HUD’s rules in complying with a 2009 agreement to build affordable housing in upscale communities.

The silver lining: The judges also said, “There has been no finding, at any point, that West­chester actually engaged in housing discrimination.”

Which is just what County Executive Rob Astorino has been saying for years — and why he continues to battle the Obama administration’s heavy-handed attempts to impose its diversity standards on Westchester.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Government; US: New York
KEYWORDS: hud; newyork

1 posted on 09/30/2015 5:29:37 PM PDT by OddLane
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To: OddLane

If you force the building of ‘affordable’ housing in upscale communities, they will no longer be upscale. I guess that’s the plan though. One might argue the housing is ‘affordable’ to those who live there.


2 posted on 09/30/2015 5:43:32 PM PDT by bk1000 (A clear conscience is a sure sign of a poor memory)
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To: OddLane

http://www.lohud.com/story/news/politics/albany-watch/2015/09/30/astorino-cuomo-hud-apology/73108532/


3 posted on 09/30/2015 5:46:28 PM PDT by biggredd1
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To: OddLane
So there's no need to use Eminent Domain to replace the country clubs surrounding hilary's mansion with "affordable", housing aka the projects. That would be so declasse.
4 posted on 09/30/2015 5:46:46 PM PDT by Impala64ssa (You call me an islamophobe like it's a bad thing.)
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To: OddLane

Read the truth.

http://www3.westchestergov.com/news/7128-appeals-court-says-no-finding-westchester-engaged-in-housing-discrimination


5 posted on 09/30/2015 5:54:56 PM PDT by NoKoolAidforMe (I'm clinging to my God and my guns. You can keep the change.)
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To: OddLane

Don’t the Clintons live in Westchester County, NY? Interesting that of all the upper income, largely white counties in the U.S., the Obama Administration chose a county in a deep blue state where Hillary and Bill live.


6 posted on 09/30/2015 5:59:46 PM PDT by Wallace T.
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To: OddLane
“The judges also said, “There has been no finding, at any point, that West­chester actually engaged in housing discrimination.”

If Bill & Hillary live there just prima fascia evidence of poor taste.

7 posted on 09/30/2015 6:20:18 PM PDT by Average Al
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To: Wallace T.
Don’t the Clintons live in Westchester County, NY? Interesting that of all the upper income, largely white counties in the U.S., the Obama Administration chose a county in a deep blue state where Hillary and Bill live.

The Clintons have a home in Chappaqua.

I expect the diversity is headed for Mr. Crisco.

8 posted on 09/30/2015 6:22:02 PM PDT by Steely Tom (Vote GOP: A Slower Handbasket)
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To: bk1000

Nice tag line.


9 posted on 09/30/2015 6:37:56 PM PDT by ex91B10 (We've tried the Soap Box,the Ballot Box and the Jury Box; ONE BOX LEFT!)
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To: OddLane

All good neighborhoods should be violent and drug infested, part of the plan


10 posted on 09/30/2015 6:38:26 PM PDT by ronnie raygun
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To: biggredd1

of course the POS cuomo was in charge of HUD and is responsible for the housing market crash...

he live in chappaqua near hillary...i was there today- not a black person to be found for miles...


11 posted on 09/30/2015 6:39:42 PM PDT by God luvs America (63.5 million pay no income tax and vote for DemoKrats...)
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To: bk1000

Perhaps it is just another way to steal property from republicans and give it to democrats. Once the property values tank and the previous owners flee, they can grab the property cheaply.


12 posted on 09/30/2015 6:49:38 PM PDT by The Ghost of FReepers Past (Woe unto them that call evil good, and good evil; that put darkness for light..... Isaiah 5:20)
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To: OddLane

Yes, Mr. Soros, we will plant an orc nest or two wherever hobbits live. The orcs will terrorize the poor, good, little hobbits, haha! We will destroy civilization with our orcs!


13 posted on 10/01/2015 5:28:28 AM PDT by olepap (Your old Pappy)
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