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The Green Screen

MISSION: To discover and share local candidates’ views on environmental issues.

Introduction: SW has initiated a process we call “Green Screen” where we interview candidates for local office — Town Board, Village Board and School Board — and ask them questions related to sustainability that are relevant for that particular election. The Green Screen Committee is composed of community members, some drawn from SW and some from other areas of community involvement, and all with a deep concern for issues of sustainability on the local level, in a sustainable Warwick. We see this process as a service to both the candidates and the Warwick voters.

It is our hope that the Green Screen process will result in stronger candidates getting elected and stronger, “greener” policies being enacted, and we will accomplish these objectives without endorsing specific candidates, which our 501(c)3 status forbids us to do. We will simply accurately relay the candidates thoughts on issues of sustainability.

Green Screen Committee: Bill Greene and Geoff Howard and Christina Thomas.

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Sustainable Warwick “Green Screens” Candidates for Village of Warwick Board

The Sustainable Warwick (SW) Green Screen Committee recently met with Barry Cheney and Mary Collura, the two candidates, both incumbents, running this year for seats on the Village of Warwick (VoW) Board. Since they are running unopposed, the focus of the interview was not comparing the views of opposing candidates, but rather how these candidates felt about sustainability and what the Board had accomplished.

 

Cheney and Collura are proud of what Warwick’s focus on sustainability has yielded.

 

What the VoW has achieved is very impressive.

Topping the list is the Bronze level status it has been awarded as a Climate Smart Community (CSC), the only Village or Town in Orange County to do so. Importantly, the VoW continues to earn points as it pursues Silver status, and in the near future, will have amassed enough points to qualify for grants at the $50,000 level.

There is more:

— The Village has been designated Monarch Butterfly Village in recognition for the work they have done in creating pollinator pathways throughout the Village.

— The work that has been done on VoW parks, on Stanley Deming several years ago and most recently on Veterans Memorial Park are testimonials to the focus on stewardship of the environment and creating beautiful, multi-use recreational assets for Vow residents.

— The VoW has improved its infrastructure and systems, saving money with more efficient interior and street lighting and water pumps, the practice of considering electric vehicles replacement wherever practicable, creating more “walkability” by extending the Village sidewalk network, and assessing the costs and benefits of Community Choice Aggregation for the Vow’s electric power.

One other achievement deserves special mention.

The Village Board and the Village DPW have partnered with SW and the Warwick Farmers Market to create a Composting Program, whereby large amounts of food scraps are collected, kept out of the landfill, and turned into compost that can be used by the VoW to make the Village even “greener.” The program has grown steadily since its inception in 2022 and is now a major factor in the plan for a County composting facility that may come on line as early as this year.

It is the policy of SW not to endorse candidates, but in view of the unopposed nature of this election, we are comfortable sharing this positive assessment of the sustainability records of Mary Collura and Barry Cheney. Polls will be open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. on Tuesday, March 19th at the Goodwill Hook and Ladder Co., 25 Church St Extension in the Village.


Green Screen Interviews : History

 
Nov 7, 2023 - Town Elections
Christy ErferMarch 12, 2024Comment
May 16, 2023 - WVCSD School Board
Christy ErferMay 1, 2023Comment
March 21, 2023 - Village of Warwick Board
Christy ErferApril 23, 2023Comment
May 17, 2022 - WVCSD School Board Election
Christy ErferMay 7, 2022Comment
March 15, 2022 - Village of Warwick Trustee Election
Christy ErferMarch 8, 2022 Comment
March 15, 2022 - Village of Warwick Mayoral Election
Christy ErferFebruary 23, 2022Comment
November 2, 2021 - Candidates Respond to Sustainable Warwick’s "Green Screen"
Christy ErferOctober 22, 2021 Comment
June 2021 - Local Candidates for School Board Answer Questions on Sustainability
Guest UserJune 30, 2021Comment
October 22, 2020 - Local Candidates on the Ballot Nov. 3rd
Guest UserOctober 22, 2020
June 9, 2020 - Board of Ed Candidates Speak Out on Sustainability
Christy ErferMay 26, 2020
March 2020 - Warwick Village Board Election
Christy ErferMarch 4, 2020Warwick Village Board, Election, Green candidates, warwick election

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