Dear WMOA Members:
First I would like to wish everyone a healthy and happy New Year. Let’s work together to make our municipal wishes come true in two-o-one-two. Let’s also welcome all newly elected and re-elected officials to their positions and help them realize their goals through continued collaboration, shared services and best practices.
Thank you and all the best,
Drew Fixell
WMOA President and Tarrytown Mayor
Westchester County won a major victory Friday in its fight with the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development over the affordable housing settlement, when a federal magistrate ruled that the monitor in the case selected by HUD “erred in concluding that the County Executive violated the settlement.”
The City of Yonkers Green Policy Task Force Invites to you: “Passivhaus 101” — An Introduction to Passivhaus Standards: The Greenest of Green Building – A seminar for homeowners, developers, municipal officials. Thursday, March 15, 6:30 pm – 8 pm at Beczak Environmental Education Center, 35 Alexander Street, Yonkers, NY.
The DOT has only given the public only until March 15 to comment on its newly released Draft Environmental Impact Statement, and scheduled just two hearings.
On Thursday, March 1 from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m., the Columbia Law School Center for Climate Change Law will host a forum on the future of the Indian Point Nuclear Power Plant.
The Governor’s Youth Works program was signed on December 9, 2011 to encourage businesses to hire unemployed, disadvantaged youth. The program will support job training and employment for eligible youth ages 16 to 24, who live in the 12 major NYS cities, including Mt. Vernon, Yonkers and New Rochelle in Westchester.
A panel addressed state Legislature redistricting with Journal News/LoHud.com opinion page editors and took questions from viewers during a live webcast at 2 p.m. on Tuesday, February 7, 2012, on LoHud.com.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) is seeking public comment on local property assessed clean energy (PACE) programs, which FHFA effectively shut down in 2010.
Join us for a Webinar on Thursday, February 9, from 12 noon to 1 p.m. EST
After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the Webinar.
Associations serve as learning communities where members share ideas, challenges and best practices. Learning what others are doing in your own industry and community to “go green” is a helpful way to adopt these strategies for your business.
Governor Cuomo will be taking his State of the State message on the road — and the first stop is Westchester County!
