Wednesday night, officials from Westchester hosted a public meeting to discuss the impact that New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's congestion pricing plan will have on the county.

According to The Journal News [1] , most of the conservation centered on criticism of the plan. "I represent a county with many commuters who are not rich," said Assemblywoman Ellen Jaffee, D-Suffern. "I am proud to say that Rockland is home to more New York City firefighters than any other county besides Richmond. Not to mention teachers, court clerks, hospital workers - in short, the people who keep the city running. These workers cannot afford a tax on going to work."

On the other side of the issue, NYLCV's own Josh Nachowitz defended congestion pricing alongside Neil Giacobbi, a representative of Scenic Hudson [2] and the Federated Conservationists of Westchester County [3] .

"This is the first real step toward taking action against this global problem," Giacobbi said.