The Task Force

As a newly registered Climate Smart Community in New York State, the Town of Aurora unanimously passed the Climate Smart Community Pledge on September 26th, 2022. The following October, the formation of our Task Force was approved to implement the actions necessary for obtaining certification status with the NYS Climate Smart Communities Program.

This requires completing and documenting several strategies to help our town mitigate and adapt to climate change at the local level, and thus further the goals of the NYS Climate Act. When certified, the Town of Aurora will join other communities in becoming one of the foremost leaders in addressing climate change in our state. 

The Town of Aurora was awarded Bronze-level Certification in October of 2023.  We are on track toward achieving Silver Status which is the highest level of certification available. These goals are inspired by the following criteria:

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