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Westchester to Spend $60M on Fair Housing

HeadlineAug 11, 2009

The wealthy county of Westchester in New York has agreed to spend $60 million to build at least 750 affordable housing units in overwhelmingly white communities and to market that housing to minority tenants and buyers. The landmark desegregation agreement settles a lawsuit filed by the Anti-Discrimination Center. Craig Gurian of the Anti-Discrimination Center said, “This settlement means that Westchester can no longer hide from the ugly reality of continuing residential segregation.”

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