Topic: Housing Shortage in Westchester County
Speaker Panel: Experts Concerning Land Use Law, Planning, Housing
Monday, November 18, 2024
11:30 am to 1:30 pm
Scarsdale Public Library, Scott Room

Event is free of charge and open to the public (league membership not required). Light refreshments will be available. Please RSVP to help us predict attendance.

This panel discussion, moderated by Tiffany Zezula, will examine the dearth of affordable housing in Westchester and its effects on seniors, young adults, and workers hoping to live near their jobs. Panelists include a representative from the Westchester County Department of Planning and members of the Welcome Home Westchester campaign, a multi-stakeholder advocacy effort consisting of business and nonprofit leaders, companies involved in home building and the development of housing, academics, think tanks, anti-homelessness advocates, climate activists, faith leaders, and community advocates working together to drive a new public conversation around fixing the housing shortage in Westchester County.

*Moderator Tiffany Zezula, Esq. is the Deputy Director for the Land Use Law Center at Pace University School of Law in White Plains. She is also a staff consultant for the Housing Action Council. She is the primary trainer and national coordinator for the Center’s Land Use Leadership Alliance Training program for local officials, environmentalists, religious leaders, planners, and developers.

Additional information about the panelists to be provided shortly.