WPCNR COMMON COUNCIL CHRONICLE-EXAMINER. By John F. Bailey. July 18, 2006: Alexis Greer, in an exclusive interview with The CitizeNetReporter moments ago, announced that she has withdrawn her name from consideration as a candidate to fill the vacancy on the Common Council left by the death of her father, Robert Greer, June 27.  Greer said she sent an e-Mail to the Common Councilmembers and to the Mayor's Office announcing her decision earlier today.

Asked moments ago by WPCNR if she was considering withdrawing after Council President Malmud told WPCNR earlier today the majority of the Common Council favored seating Power, Greer announced she was withdrawing.

WPCNR asked her if she had been pressured by members of the Democratic Party to withdraw in favor of Power. She said she had not, that it was her own decision. "I wasn't quite prepared for the battle this turned out to be. I thought it (serving out the term) would be a nice way to honor my father's memory, and be what he would have wanted me to be."

Greer added that she had "talked to a lot of persons, but the decision was my own."

Asked if she planned to remain in White Plains politics, Greer left the door open, but said she felt, "it was time to move on with my life."

The Mayor's Office has not responded yet to WPCNR inquiry as to whether the Mayor would seek an adjournment to consider other candidates instead of Ms. Greer, or would continue with tomorrow's agenda as planned according to Council President Malmud this morning.

Ms. Greer was suggested by the Mayor, to fill Mr. Greer's seat through December 31,  within days of Mr. Greer's dealth from Lou Gehrig's disease from which Mr. Greer had suffered for two years. The council apparently was considering Ms. Greer, since they failed to nominate Dennis Power for the interim seat the same night they nominated Power to run in the special election in November.

But, apparently, there has been a change of heart on the part of the majority of the Council, with one member of the council swinging over to the Power side. It had been determined that either Ms. Malmud or Mr. Bernstein voting together could block the Power interim nomination for the interim seat and giving it to Ms. Greer, since Mr. Boykin and Mr. Roach had said they were supporting Mr. Power. Glen Hockley speaking to WPCNR a week ago had expressed support for Ms. Greer's competance.