Upcoming Event — National and State Studies Information Session and Consensus Meeting

Tuesday, April 1, 2025
7pm via Zoom
Meeting ID 858 9283 6580
Passcode 152110

LWVS will hold a general membership and consensus meeting to discuss the LWVUS federal judiciary study, the LWVNYS ranked choice voting study, and the LWVNYS voting systems approval process study. Attendees will be asked whether to concur with the proposed position statements set forth in the Agenda and Consensus Questions for the meeting.

In preparation for the discussion, participants are encouraged to review the following materials that have been provided by the national and state leagues:

Upcoming Event — Village Budget Information Session and Consensus Meeting

Friday, March 21, 2025
10 am at Village Hall, 3rd Floor Meeting Room and
via Zoom
Meeting ID 875 7508 7498
Passcode 974855

LWVS will hold its annual general membership information session regarding the tentative 2025-26 Village Budget. Members of the Village Administration and Village Board of Trustees will be present to answer questions. The Information session is open to the public. A consensus discussion will immediately follow for LWVS members only.

Follow these links to view the

Attendees are strongly encouraged to review these materials in advance.

Other relevant dates from the Village Budget Calendar for FY 2025-26:

  • Friday, March 7, 2025: Filing date for the Tentative 2025-26 Budget
  • Tuesday, March 11, 2025: Tentative 2025-26 Budget to be presented during Work Session (must be filed by March 20, 2025)
  • Tuesday, April 8, 2025: Statutory public hearing on Tentative Budget (must be completed prior to April 15, 2025)
  • Tuesday, April 29, 2025: Village Board of Trustees to adopt budget (must be adopted prior to Monday, May 1, 2025)

For more information, please contact Debbie Bhatt, LWVS Village Budget Chair, at LWVS.villagebudget@gmail.com.

Upcoming Event — Food for Thought Speaker Event

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.

Tiffany Zezula, Adjunct Professor, Elisabeth Haub School of Law, Pace University*

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.

Upcoming Event — Village Budget Information Session and Consensus Meeting

Monday, March 11, 2024
10 am
3rd Floor Conference Room, Village Hall

LWVS will hold its annual general membership information session regarding the tentative 2024-25 Village Budget. Members of the Village Administration and Village Board of Trustees will be present to answer questions. The Information session is open to the public. A consensus discussion will immediately follow for LWVS members only.

Follow these links to view the

Attendees are strongly encouraged to review these materials in advance.

Other relevant dates from the Village Budget calendar:

  • Thursday, March 14, 2024: Tentative 2024-25 Budget to be presented during Work Session (must be filed by March 20, 2024)
  • Wednesday, March 20, 2024: Filing date for the Tentative 2024-25 Budget
  • Tuesday, March 26, 2024: Statutory public hearing on Tentative Budget (must be completed prior to April 15, 2024)
  • Tuesday, April 9, 2024 or Tuesday, April 23, 2024: Village Board of Trustees to adopt budget (must be adopted prior to Monday, May 1, 2024)

For more information, please contact Shilpa Spencer, LWVS Village Budget Chair, at LWVS.villagebudget@gmail.com.