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The Town of Rochester Environmental Commission is a group of citizens who volunteer their time, are sworn in by the town and meet once a month to discuss and help implement ways to enhance and protect the natural resources of the Town of Rochester and to find ways of helping to educate and protect its citizens from hazards to the environment. It can conduct research at the request of the Town Board or a citizen on topics pertaining to the safety or enhancement of the environment and can react to environmental issues that face the town, county, state and world.
The Commission is in place to alert and educate the community at large on as many issues affecting the environment as are made known to the Commission via newsletters, the Town of Rochester website, the media and certain events. All meetings are open to the public and occur once a month at the Town of Rochester Town Hall.
Rochester Environmental Conservation Commission Seeks New Members
Do you feel it is important to keep our drinking water clean and abundant, preserve space for hunting and fishing, and provide spaces to enjoy the great outdoors, while balancing the needs of a developing community? The Rochester Environmental Conservation Commission (ECC) has seats available for interested citizens to participate in our town government. Help us conserve the natural features and open spaces that contribute to the rural character of our town.
Applicants should be knowledgeable in, or be interested in attaining knowledge on, the environmental and natural resources of the town; possess a compelling interest in the work of the ECC; be able to work as part of a team in a consensus-based decision-making environment; demonstrate dedication and commitment by attending regular monthly meetings, and be willing to share ideas and debate opinions in a respectful way in a public environment. The ECC meets the second Thursday of each month at the Rochester Town Hall at 7 pm.
If you are a resident, business owner, or property owner in Rochester and are interested in joining the Commission, please send a letter of interest and/or a resume to: Town of Rochester, Attention Supervisor, P.O. Box 65, Accord, New York, 12404 before September 1st, 2007. After that date, those who send letters of intent will be contacted for an interview. For more information call Kristin Marcell, ECC Chair at 845-626-3271.
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