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County committee rejects Climate Smart Communities application and pledge
Summary
Two Planning Department resolutions to (1) authorize submission of a Climate Smart Communities application and (2) adopt the Climate Smart Communities pledge failed in committee after recorded opposition from several supervisors; a separate $8,000 regional subgrant for CCAP outreach was approved.
Megan Crowe, Director of Planning, presented two linked actions related to the New York State Climate Smart Communities (CSC) program: authorization to submit an application (which documents the county's completion of actions to earn CSC points) and adoption of the CSC pledge. The committee discussed whether county participation would bind towns and villages; staff clarified the resolutions apply to the county entity only.
Both resolutions failed on recorded votes. The authorization to submit the application failed with Mrs. D. Babbitt Henry, W. Devine and R. White recorded as opposed. The pledge resolution also failed with Mrs. Babbitt Henry, Mr. Devine, M. Schuster and R. White opposed. Separately, the committee approved a Genesee Finger Lakes Regional Planning Council subgrant (not to exceed $8,000) for promotion and education supporting the regional Comprehensive Climate Action Plan.
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