County committee rejects Climate Smart Communities application and pledge
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.
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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.
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