WHITE PLAINS – The proposed 2022 Westchester County budget as proposed by County Executive George Latimer totals $2.2 billion.
He unveiled his spending plan with its $7 million reduction in the property tax levy, on Tuesday.
Latimer noted the budget is up $94 million, but that is a direct reflection of the amount the federal government granted the county in COVID-19 relief funds.
“That is additional revenue and correlating spending to that revenue of $94 million increases the overall spending by that much – slightly more than that – we are spending more because we have a specific allocation of money from ARPA that we will be spending on the programs that have been identified by the federal government which enhances the services we provide in Westchester County,” he said.
The proposed budget includes $25 million for economic development, $6.4 million for mental health, $52.8 million for public safety, $6 million for health services, $5.6 million for childcare subsidy expansion, $ 1 million for small landlord rehabilitation, “$500,000 for youth upliftment, $1 million for a telehealth intervention program for seniors, and $300,000 for recreation.
The spending plan now does to the board of legislators for its review and potential modifications.
