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Mount Pleasant just settled the first lawsuit under New York's John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act. Four Sleepy Hollow residents challenged the town's at-large election system, arguing it diluted Hispanic voting power. The settlement expands the Town Board from four to six, creates district elections for Sleepy Hollow and Pleasantville, and sets a precedent every municipality in Westchester should watch. Plus: Ossining breaks ground on 108 affordable apartments, Cross County Center gets a four-acre park, and the county introduces prevailing wage legislation.

In This Episode:
0:00 Cold Open: Every board member has been white
0:40 The lawsuit and New York's Voting Rights Act
1:45 Mount Pleasant's demographics and the at-large system
2:30 What the settlement changes
3:30 Why this matters for every town in Westchester
4:30 Quick Hits: Ossining Station Plaza, Cross County park, prevailing wage act
6:15 Closing remarks

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