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Westchester begins “historic” integration effort

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Westchester County began work on a watershed desegregation agreement yesterday, one that would require the county to build more low- to middle-income housing and market it to non-white communities in the county. The agreement would resolve a lawsuit filed by the Anti-Discrimination Center, which argues that the county’s current demographic layout is tantamount to residential segregation. If the county Board of Regulators ratifies the agreement, Westchester would spend $50 million of its county funds on the development of 750 houses or apartments. Deputy Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Ron Sims praised the agreement, saying that it was a step forward in holding racially segregated regions accountable for integrating their communities. “This is consistent with [President Barack Obama’s] desire to see a fully integrated society,” Sims said. “This is historic, because we are going to hold people’s feet to the fire.”

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