WPCNR THE FEINER REPORT. From Supervisor of the Town of Greenburgh, Paul Feiner. September 11, 2004: The Greenburgh Town Board met with Energy Conservation Coordinator Nikki Coddington and Public Works Commissioner Al Regula on August 31st and decided to take additional action steps to make Greenburgh a more energy efficient town. The Town Board decided to accept Nikki Coddington’s recommendations to make the Town Hall and Nature Center more energy efficient.
According to Supervisor Paul Feiner the town will enter into an agreement with NYPA. The total installation costs including interest will be $120,711.55 paid to NYPA in 120 installments (10 years). The effective payback to the town is 8.64 years. Annual projected bill savings: $14,841.50. We will spend $10,755 at the Nature Center in 120 installments to NYPA. The annual bill savings: $1,170.18. The NYPA looked at our street lighting and determined that it would not be cost effective to replace about 2000 mercury vapor lights. The payback to the town would have been over 20 years! Most of our lights are energy efficient. The town recently applied for a grant so parts of the Town Hall can be powered by solar energy.
Supervisor Feiner said that we hope to lead by example. We were the first community in NY to mandate energy conservation in residential construction and are currently reviewing possible legislation that would result in additional energy conservation in commercial construction within the town.
Reaching out to Coordinate Planning with Ardsley, Elmsford.
The Elmsford Village Board of Trustees unanimously approved a resolution to enter into an intermunicipal agreement with Greenburgh with regards to forming a Village of Elmsford/Town of Greenburgh Planning collaboration relationship. Greenburgh Town Supervisor Paul Feiner indicated that Elmsford will become the 2nd community to sign onto this concept—the village of Ardsley and Greenburgh entered into a similar arrangement last year.
After the Greenburgh Town Board signs on to this agreement a designated member of each municipality will be invited to attend all relevant planning meetings and participate fully as a liaison to the respective board. The liaison will be furnished with application materials and documents. The liaison will be given an opportunity to address and question applicants.
Feiner said that it is his hope that this agreement will encourage neighboring communities to work together in a spirit of cooperation. The concept reduces neighborhood tensions and minimizes the potential for border wars between neighboring communities.
Feiner said that he will encourage other communities to consider similar agreements with Greenburgh. It would be great if Yonkers would agree to enter into this relationship with Greenburgh, Ardsley and Hastings--- as we review the Ridge Hill proposal.
