Supervisor's E-Newsletter
July 2021
Summer FunSummer fun is back! Town summer camps, outdoor concerts and movies are all happening again. It’s wonderful to share a summer evening with friends and neighbors listening to a live band in Memorial Park, or being with residents of all ages watching the sunset as you unpack your picnic dinner waiting for the movie to start. It’s an atmosphere of fun and a sense of community. Don’t miss the next two concerts which will be held on Mondays, August 2 and August 9. We also have two more movie nights on Wednesday, August 4 and Friday, September 10.
I hope everyone is feeling a relief as some COVID19 restrictions ease, but we continue to monitor rising infection rates and will need to take precautions against the highly-infectious Delta variant.
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 FDR Drive Band July 2021
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 July 2021
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Energy Use Data Is Now Available on our Website Local governments have a big responsibility and opportunity to reduce energy use, lower carbon footprints and comply with New York State’s nation-leading climate commitments. For over a decade, our Town has worked to lower our carbon footprint by using renewable energy and decreasing energy use, and we have made good progress. Information on our Town government’s energy usage, costs, and greenhouse gas emission levels is now available on a dedicated page on the Town website at https://www.townofmamaroneckny.org/580/Town-of-Mamaroneck-Energy-Use-Benchmarki. You can see quarterly updates of the Town’s energy data, enabling you to track changes over time.
From 2014 through 2020, the Town government has: - DECREASED ITS ENERGY USAGE BY OVER 12 MILLION KBTU
- DECREASED ITS GREENHOUSE GAS (GHG) EMISSIONS BY OVER 439 METRIC TONS OF CO2E
- LOWERED ITS TOTAL ENERGY COSTS BY $319,000
Those GHG Reductions are equivalent to:
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 Taking 95 passenger vehicles off the road for a year
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 Avoiding the use of 49,432 gallons of gas
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 Growing 7,264 tree seedlings for 10 years
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How did we accomplish these improvements?- The Town implemented an energy performance contract that improved building envelopes in most buildings of the Town
- We replaced the street lights with LED light bulbs
- We consolidated evening meetings in the Town Center to two nights a week
- We purchased electric vehicles, among other efforts.
New York State has established incentive programs to encourage municipalities to reduce GHG and make environmental improvements. The Town of Mamaroneck has become a certified Climate Smart Community as well as a Clean Energy Community. These certifications and an accompanying points structure translate into grant funds for the Town. Out of the 357 communities designated statewide, the Town of Mamaroneck ranks second in points and as a result the Town is eligible for $45,000 in grant money! |
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Meredith Robson, New Town Administrator StartsWe welcome Meredith Robson as the new Town Administrator on August 2, 2021. The Town Administrator is the chief operating officer of the Town and runs the daily operations and manages the staff. Meredith will be the second Administrator the Town has ever had since Steve Altieri was the first and served for 39 years. Meredith comes to the Town after serving as the Manager of the Village of Ardsley and Manager of the City of Beacon, NY. We look forward to working with Meredith and of her stewardship of the Town. Her email address is mrobson@townofmamaroneckny.org and her phone number is (914) 381-7810.
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In-Person MeetingsAfter sixteen months of meeting via Zoom, we are pleased to report that the Town Board and all of our Town Boards and Commissions, such as Planning, Coastal Zone, and Recreation, are finally meeting live and in-person as currently required by New York State law. You can still watch the meetings on LMC Media or LMCMedia.org if you prefer. Please know that the public is always welcome to attend our meetings. The next Town Board meeting will be Tuesday, August 17 at 5:00 pm for the work session and 8:00 pm for the regular meeting session. Please note that the Covid situation is still in flux and might change. |
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Our Town Needs You!Please consider volunteering for the Town. TheTown is looking for qualified residents to sit on the following committees or commissions. - Coastal Zone Management Commission
- Housing Committee
All adult Town residents of the unincorporated area are eligible to serve on the Coastal Zone Management Commission. For the Housing Committee, adult residents of the Town (including the Villages of Larchmont and Mamaroneck) are eligible. Please contact Supervisor Nancy Seligson by email supervisor@townofmamaroneckny.org with a letter of interest and a resume. |
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 Hommocks Conservation Area, Town of Mamaroneck
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Upcoming Town Board MeetingsAs mentioned above, all Town Board work sessions and regular business sessions are now being held in person and the public is welcome to attend the meetings. As always, you may also watch Town Board meetings on LMC Media (channel 76 for Optimum customers or channel 35 for Verizon customers) or watch online. The following times are subject to change. Please check the Town website. - Tuesday, August 17, 2021 work session begins at 5:00 pm, the regular session begins at 8:00 pm.
- Wednesday, September 1, 2021 work session begins at 5:00 pm, the regular session begins at 8:00 pm.
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The Town of Mamaroneck is committed to fostering welcoming communities and an equitable, diverse and inclusive society. |
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