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Town of Pittsford certified a ‘Climate Smart Community’
Town of Pittsford certified a ‘Climate Smart Community’
The town of Pittsford has received Bronze certification as a Climate Smart Community by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
The Bronze designation is recognition of the town’s commitment to sustainability and care for the environment.
Among the sustainability practices that were implemented:
» Replacing 95 percent of streetlights with LED fixtures;
» Installing solar panels at King’s Bend Park;
» Providing electric vehicle charging stations at Spiegel Community Center and Library;
» Implemented a composting program at the senior center.
“Together with our many other efforts, these measures contribute to a healthier environment for us all,” town supervisor Bill Smith said in a news release. “Climate Smart status is not an end; it is rather a milepost on the road to improved environmental health that Pittsford has traveled for years.”
Climate Smart Communities is a state program that encourages local governments to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a changing climate. Certification means communities have completed and documented a series of actions intended to mitigate climate change at the local level.
Along with the town of Pittsford, the town of Geneva also received Bronze certification this week, joining three other local municipalities with that distinction: city of Rochester (certified in 2017), city of Geneva (2018), town of Brighton (2019) and city of Canandaigua (2019).
Just nine municipalities across the state have received Silver certification, with Erie County and Tompkins County the only two in the Western, Finger Lakes, Southern Tier or Central regions of New York.
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