MILLBROOK — Two planning documents that will enhance the Climate Smart Community initiative underway in Millbrook were adopted by unanimous vote at the regular meeting of the Village Trustees on Wednesday, Nov. 13.
The Climate Smart Community program is a state-wide program to encourage each community toward actions to reduce harmful emissions and work toward adapting to a changing climate environment.
Describing the updated Hazard Mitigation Plan, Trustee Michael Herzog said that this new plan builds on a 2015 plan that was updated in 2018, the goal being to develop a county-wide mitigation plan. An update was due this year, Herzog said.
The update required examining all of the town codes to determine how prepared the town is to deal with any emergency.
A second resolution earning unanimous support would create a local law adopting a natural resource inventory document.
“This does not create policy,” Herzog said. “It only provides data. It’s up to the town and village boards to use the data to create policy.”
A public hearing allowing residents to offer comment on creating the local law in support of the natural resource inventory, was scheduled for the next Trustees meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 11, at 6 p.m.
To read the resource inventory, visit www. villageofmillbrook.com. Under “Government”, click on Climate Smart Community.
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