West Windsor continues to be an innovator in “going green” as the township is the first New Jersey municipality to participate in a new initiative spearheaded by the Rutgers University Center for Green Building. Council passed a resolution confirming the partnership (with no cost to the township) at its meeting on Monday, October 1.
The Township will work in conjunction with Jennifer Senick from the Rutgers Center for Green Building (RCGB) at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, who attended the West Windsor Environmental Commission meeting in September to make the pitch for the township’s participation.
Rutgers was seeking municipalities to work with as a “pilot community to try some new policies in the area of energy efficiency.” West Windsor’s reputation for being a sustainable, progressive community stood out to RCGB. Before passing its resolution, Council was assured that there are only positives to be gained from participating.
“The university comes armed with a U.S. Department of Energy grant, so there would be no expenditure from the township and no formal contractual obligation would be entered into,” said Environmental Commission Chairman Michael Hornsby.
