A Task Force of the Village Government
Explore what we are doing about climate change
Climate Smart Community
(CSC) Program is a New York State program that helps local governments take action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to a changing climate.
The Village of Millbrook took the Climate Smart Community pledge in August of 2022 and has achieved bronze certification status in 2025.
Village of Millbrook has been awarded Bronze Certification by NYS
The Village of Millbrook is proud to announce that our community has earned Bronze Status in the Climate Smart Communities Program. Since our Village Board took the Climate Smart Community Pledge in 2022, a number of community improvements associated with our program have been completed. Read more...
The Village of Millbrook worked on several initiatives to earn points toward CSC certification.
These initiatives included:
August 15, 2023
The Village of Millbrook and Town of Washington worked together over the past 2 years to get 4 EV charging stations installed on the Town Hall lot at 10 Reservoir Drive. Installation costs were paid by Livingston Energy Group, a company that uses grants from NYS to create a network of charging stations across the state.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on Thursday, August 10th. Pictured are Millbrook Business Association President Buffy Arbogast, Village of Millbrook Trustee Vicky Contino, Dutchess County Tourism President and CEO Melaine Rottkamp, and Town of Washington Supervisor Gary Ciferri.
September 2023
The Village of Millbrook and the Town of Washington made a presentation to the public at the Millbrook Firehouse in September 2023 in which the NRI Steering Committee along with NYSDEC and Cornell Cooperative Extension scientists presented residents with an overview of our current Natural Resource Inventory which included Watershed and Ecosystem Maps.
The Millbrook Library is providing sustainable options for our community. You can now bring in your old batteries, or small electronics (like a cell phone), tape over the terminals, and put them in their Big Green Box
We want to hear from you! If you have questions or thoughts about our NRI, feel free to email the Task Force at Village of Millbrook: [email protected] or Town of Washington: [email protected]
Additionally, to learn more about our CSC work and its members, visit the Town of Washington’s site at washingtonny.org
The Town of Washington, the Village of Millbrook and the Town of Clinton are working on a joint Natural Resources Inventory. A program supported by the New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation.
A Natural Resources Inventory is an accounting of a municipality’s natural resources. Natural resources include things like water, animal habitats, trees, and vegetation. It can also take account of a municipality’s cultural resources as well. NRIs are maps and narrative descriptions identifying these unique and varied resources.
The Village of Millbrook, Town of Washington and the Town of Clinton, was jointly awarded technical support for this NRI by the Hudson River Estuary Program in conjunction with the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation and the Cornell University/Cornell Cooperative Extension.
An updated Natural Resources Inventory was also recommended to our Town and Village as part of the Town of Washington’s 2015 Comprehensive Plan and its 2023 Hospitality Addendum to the Comprehensive Plan.
NRIs enable municipalities to make informed decisions around land use. It is vital to fully understand the location and extent of our natural resources when adopting regulations, reviewing changes and making decisions concerning land use.
To learn more about NRIs: Click HERE!
Village of Millbrook
Town of Washington
Mike Herzog
Chair
Shannon George-Mawson
Village Board Liaison
Tim Collopy
Gen Glasson
Peter Groffman
Shannon LaDeau
Eldar Shuminov
