Ben Boykin To Address LWVS on Monday January 13

Benjamin Boykin II, White Plains Common Council member and County Legislator for District 5, will meet with League members at its general membership meeting on Monday, January 13th, at 10:30 AM at Village Hall, 3rd Floor. Boykin will discuss issues he expects to address in his first term on the County Board of Legislators and take Q & A.

Boykin, a former White Plains Common Councilman was sworn in as a member of the Westchester County Board of Legislators (BOL) on Monday January 6. He said, "I am looking forward to working with the sixteen other County legislators to hold down property taxes and create new job opportunities for the residents of Westchester," said Boykin. "Government, at all levels, has to take a proactive approach in increasing economic growth and ensuring a level of prosperity for future generations. That's no small task, but I think working together we can achieve success."

Boykin noted that many Westchester residents are still in need of help and support from County government programs, and pledged to preserve childcare subsidies for working mothers while also maintaining services for seniors and at-risk youths.

Boykin succeeds Bill Ryan as County Legislator for District 5. A CPA with an MBA from the Kellogg Business School at Northwestern, Boykin was Assistant Treasurer at RJR Nabisco. He currently is President of his financial consulting firm, Ben Boykin & Associates. He has served on the White Plains Common Council since 2000, including as its President (April to December 2011, 2008-09 and 2002-03), and served on the Board of Education for the White Plains City School District from 1992 to 1999.