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After a housing-suit settlement, Westchester voters rebel
Overlawyered —
... The federally brokered settlement is itself of interest far beyond Westchester, if only as the occasion of a truly remarkable rhetorical flourish from an Obama Administration official, HUD deputy secretary Ron Sims: “It’s time to remove zip codes as a factor in the quality of life in America.” It was also hailed at once in some quarters as a model for similar legal action against other suburban jurisdictions considered guilty of not being hospitable enough to low-income housing. The Westchester voter revolt, I ...
Revolt in Westchester
Manhattan Institute Articles —
... for arm-twisting the county into going along: This is historic, because we are going to hold peoples feet to the fire, said HUD deputy secretary Ron Sims, who added : Its time to remove zip codes as a factor in the quality of life in America. Read that last line again: its pretty ...
