White Plains CitizeNetReporter - Paulin and Matusow to Split White Plains in Half Under Proposed New Districts

WPCNR Afternoon Tribune. By John F. Bailey. April 3, 2002. 2:15 PM EST: Assemblywoman Amy Paulin of the 88th Assembly District, brought WPCNR up-to-the-minute today on the latest redrawing of the Assembly District Guidelines. She reports that instead of losing most of White Plains, she will still have 50% of the White Plains voters in her newly redrawn District, should it be adopted.

Ms. Paulin contacted WPCNR to give us the latest on where the Assembly “lines” stand.

“There was some disagreement over the lines, “ Ms. Paulin told us. “The State Senate will take up the redistricting next week. We are in recess this week. We will be back in Albany Monday. We have been focusing on the budget negotiations.”

She said that currently she represents 39,000 of the 52,000 White Plains voters. The new redrawing of the 89th and 88th Assembly Districts, would have Naomi Matusow, who now represents the other 12,000 White Plains residents in her 89th district, representing 26,000 White Plains voters and Ms. Paulin the remaining 26,000. The new line, according to Ms. Paulin gives her “most of the White Plains downtown and all of the South End of White Plains. It splits it in half.”

Ms. Paulin reports the map she has seen is “hard to read” but the demarcation appears to run through the middle of the White Plains downtown. Asked if “horsetrading” of district lines in relation to budget concessions was going on, she said, “not that I’ve heard.”

Paulin said the Senate, Assembly and Governor have to agree soon on the new districts, or stay with the present boundaries, because she and Ms. Matusow, (and all candidates) have only from June 1st to July 11th to get their petitions for reelection in to the Board of Elections. Petitions are due July 8.

The new information from Ms. Paulin indicates she will have more of White Plains than originally was indicated by persons reporting on the new guidelines to us, and she will have all of Scarsdale.


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