Mayor Newhard: Three Important Events

The following are three important activities that will be taking place in the next week and are well worth participating in.

June 17 at 6 p.m. Warwick’s Triple Win Campaign Zoom Webinar.

The Triple Win Campaign is co-sponsored by the Village of Warwick and Sustainable Warwick. The webinar is an information session on Community Solar and all are invited. This program may be of particular interest to Villagers, especially residents who are on small lots or in apartments, townhouses, or condominiums where construction of solar panels is not possible. This is a program that connects your energy needs with local solar arrays. It’s called Triple Win because signing up is a win for the environment. Signing up allows a contribution of $100 to participating nonprofits: Warwick Valley Humane Society, Warwick Valley Community Center, Safe Space America, Family Central, Grow Local Greenwood Lake and The Warwick Valley Historical Society. And the third win is that O&R customers get up to 10% off their electricity bills PLUS a $100 sign up bonus! The campaign runs until July 15th.

For general questions about Community Solar please contact Sustainable Warwick, cleanenergy@sustainablewarwick.org Please contact the Albert Wisner Public Library at 986-1047 or visit www.albertwisnerlibrary.org. 

Same Day, Different Zoom! 

June 17 at 7 p.m. will be an informational meeting on the Village’s Comprehensive Plan.

Please join the Comprehensive Plan Committee, Fairweather Consulting and Alta Design for a one-hour virtual public informational meeting to share project information and updates. There will be polling questions throughout the meeting as well as options to ask questions. Please register in advance by going to the Village’s website www.villageofwarwick.org and clicking on Comprehensive Plan Public Information Meeting. After registering you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. Suggestions and/or comments made at the meeting will be considered by the project team as the project progresses. A survey will be available after the meeting and posted on the Village’s website. A recording of the presentation will be available on the Village’s website and YouTube Channel for those who cannot attend on that date.

Juneteenth Celebration June 19th 11:00 am – 3:00pm Railroad Green – A Live Event!

The P.O.W.E.R. Poetry Project – Power of Words Exposing Racism will be holding an afternoon of live performances, poetry readings, live music and dance. On hand will be guest speakers, Dr. Williams, Chief Diversity Officer at SUNY Orange, Daniel Villegas, Spoken Word Poet and Musician, Janese Hernandez owner of Lotus Yoga and Wellness, Luisa Fuentes Singer, Maxwell Kofi Donkor African Drummer and Dance, The Freedom Singers Choir, The Hudson Valley Ebony Strings, and more. Details can be found on https://www.facebook.com/POWERProjectCollective/.

This is a first of its kind event and I urge everyone to come out to support this creative initiative, to be engaged, and to celebrate. Together We Amplify.

The next Village Board meeting will take place on Mon., June 21, at 7:30 p.m. and will be held through Zoom videoconference and may be viewed live by the public on the Village of Warwick, NY YouTube Channel.