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Monday, March 18, 2013

Hillsdale Pursuing Sustainability Certification

The Sustainable Jersey program provides grants to towns that adopt "green" policies.

Hillsdale officials decided at a recent council meeting that they would pursue a "silver" certification from Sustainable Jersey, a program which provides grants and other awards to towns that adopt "green" policies. The borough's Green Team previously achieved a bronze certification from the program, bringing in grants for items like new recycling bins and programs in the schools.  Green Team Chair Meredith Kates said at a prior council meeting that the borough has 220 out of the needed 350 points to achieve the next level of certification. Sustainable Jersey sets different point values to various actions and policies towns can use that are environmentally friendly. The deadline is June 15. Councilman Frank Pizzella, the liason to the …

Friday, January 18, 2013

Hillsdale Considering 'Silver' Sustainability Certification

The Hillsdale Council will review whether or not they want the borough's Green Team to pursue a new certification from the Sustainable Jersey program.

The Hillsdale Council will need to decide whether or not they want to pursue a "silver" certification from Sustainable Jersey, a program which provides incentives for towns which use environmentally-friendly policies. "We need to dig in and decide how we feel about sustainability as a community," Green Team Chair Meredith Kates said during a presentation to the council Tuesday. The Green Team previously worked on a project to achieve bronze certification for the borough three years ago, but that is expiring.  Sustainable Jersey offers different numbers of points for various policies, ordinances and other programs a municipality uses or offers its residents. Hillsdale currently has 220 points, but will need 350 for the next level of …

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