WPCNR CITY HALL CIRCUIT. November 22, 2005: A week  after stating opposition to the County Senior Housing project at the former city post office parking lot last week Mayor Joseph Delfino of  White Plains reversed himself yesterday. The Mayor  is reported today by The Journal News as endorsing the Westchester County plan for a $55 Million senior housing project to be built behind the Board of Elections building at the intersection of Court Street and Quarropus.

Delfino endorses building site. Photo, WPCNR News.

The Mayor is quoted today in an exclusive interview with Keith Eddings, the Journal News reporter, as saying "it would be irresponsible to delay this project."  The Mayor is also reported by Mr. Eddings calling for more than 20 units of the 200 planned housing be available to persons earning $37,000 or less (50% of median income), and would lobby hard for that goal. According to Eddings' report,  the County has been touting 180 of the units would be available to seniors earning 50% to 80% of the $74,700 county median income. Mr. Eddings' report did state the Mayor's reason for the throwing his support behind the project.

Presently two affordable housing projects, one supported by Westchester County, costing a reported 5.5 Million off Silver Lake and one costing a reported $14 Million, being built by a former member of the White Plains Common Council,  appear to be making minimal progress after receiving city grants to complete their financing. One appears virtually to have ceased construction after a steam shovel moved dirt around for several days three weeks ago.