EAB meeting to address lead remediation, recycling, energy

Submitted By The Environmental Advisory Board

The Garden City Environmental Advisory Board (“EAB”) will be meeting on Wednesday, February 15, at 7:30 p.m. at Village Hall or by Zoom. Residents are invited to attend and meet Garden City’s new superintendent of public works, Mr. John V. Borroni, P.E., and hear important updates on three topics with an opportunity for discussion.

Julia Cherchever (GCHS), Augustin Mingoia Murphy (GCHS), Emma Harty (GCHS), Owen Conway (GCHS), Caroline Barker (Sacred Heart Academy), Philip Andriola (Regis High School), Victoria Lopez (GCHS), Jake LaBella (Regis High School), Michael Power (GCHS)

Not pictured: Niamh Pfaff (GCHS).

The Village will provide an important update on lead testing results of the water since the implementation of an orthophosphate treatment program which began in the fall of 2022. In addition to the update on the lead testing results, the Village will provide an update on its lead service line inventory and will emphasize how important it is for residents to determine if their homes have lead service lines and to have their water levels tested for lead contaminants. The Village will discuss the waiver of permit fees for lead service line replacement, which is in effect until May of 2024. The discussion of recycling begun at the January EAB meeting will be continued, and EAB members and residents will hear an update on Garden City’s participation in the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) Clean Energy Communities Program.

Guest speaker Bob Shipley, GC resident and assistant VP for facilities management at Adelphi, will join the February 15 EAB meeting to share background on reasons why Adelphi implemented geothermal heating/ cooling along with the successes and failures of the project. A high level overview of Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certifications at Adelphi will also be discussed.

The EAB is planning to share information with residents on the topic of native plants at its March meeting and is always looking for community input on topics of interest to residents. Please send any ideas you have to mcarterflanagan@gardencityny.net.

Residents are encouraged to attend the EAB meeting at Village Hall or by Zoom on Wednesday, February 15, 2023 at 7:30 p.m. If you will be joining the meeting via Zoom, please contact Karen Altman, kaltman@gardencityny. net, for the link before 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday.