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Indian Lake board votes to reject Climate Smart Communities pledge
Summary
The Town Board voted unanimously Jan. 8 to reject Resolution #1, which would have enrolled Indian Lake in New York's Climate Smart Communities pledge after questions at the organizational meeting; Supervisor Brian E. Wells moved the rejection and said the board sought more information before enrollment.
The Town of Indian Lake Board voted unanimously Jan. 8 to reject a resolution to adopt New York State's Climate Smart Communities pledge. Supervisor Brian E. Wells moved to reject Resolution #1 and Councilman John Rathbun seconded; the roll call vote was five ayes, zero nays.
The resolution presented the Climate Smart Communities pledge as a framework for municipal climate actions and referenced the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act, but members said questions raised at an earlier organizational meeting had not been fully resolved. Supervisor Wells said the motion to rescind the earlier action and table the resolution had left outstanding issues; when the board revisited the item, Wells moved to reject it. The transcript records the vote as unanimous against adopting the pledge.
The resolution text filed with the minutes describes ten elements (inventorying emissions, decreasing energy use, shifting to renewables, climate-smart land use, resilience, and public engagement). The board did not take additional action directing staff to return with more information at this meeting.
What happens next: the rejection means the town will not enroll via this resolution; there was no follow-up motion recorded directing staff to pursue alternate enrollment or to seek specific clarifications. If proponents want to revisit enrollment, the board would need to reintroduce the resolution at a future meeting.
