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Plattsburgh staff: DEC approves fleet-efficiency policy; council members discuss ‘No Mow May’ and pollinator education
Summary
City staff told the council the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation approved a draft fleet-efficiency policy tied to a Climate Smart Communities grant; council members discussed reintroducing a voluntary 'No Mow May' resolution and educational measures to support pollinators, with building-inspection limits noted.
Plattsburgh staff reported that the Department of Environmental Conservation has approved a draft fleet-efficiency policy that completes a Climate Smart Communities grant project, and council members discussed a voluntary “No Mow May” resolution and related public-education steps to encourage pollinators.
The planner and Climate Smart Communities coordinator said the DEC-approved draft is the final major deliverable for a grant that the coordinator described as a state-funded project that included preparation of a government operations climate action plan and an updated fleet inventory. The coordinator said DEC will pay $30,000 toward the grant and that the award required a matching contribution; the coordinator said she had only received DEC’s approval this week and intends to bring the draft fleet-efficiency policy to the full council for review at the next council meeting.
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