Citizen Portal
Sign In

Yonkers council authorizes Climate Smart grant application for food scrap collection

5505553 ยท July 29, 2025

Get AI-powered insights, summaries, and transcripts

Subscribe
AI-Generated Content: All content on this page was generated by AI to highlight key points from the meeting. For complete details and context, we recommend watching the full video. so we can fix them.

Summary

Council authorized an application for a New York State Climate Smart Communities grant to support food-scrap collection; the measure passed 6-0 with no discussion recorded.

Yonkers ' The City Council on July 29 authorized an application for a New York State Climate Smart Communities grant to support food scrap collection. The resolution passed unanimously, 6-0.

Council opened the item for discussion but no members raised questions; the deputy clerk recorded the vote. The meeting transcript does not specify the requested grant amount, scope of collection, targeted neighborhoods or implementation timeline.

Staff follow-up is needed to determine whether the application will fund citywide or pilot collection, expected costs and any required match or partner organizations.