West Windsor has obtained the silver award from Sustainable Jersey. This is the highest award and has been awarded to only three other municipalities in New Jersey. Only 65 municipalities are certified in the state of New Jersey. Sustainable Jersey is a nationally recognized program designed to recognize New Jersey municipalities that have implemented programs and policies that demonstrate their commitment to environmental, social, and economic sustainability.
This award is the result of the hard work, vision, and commitment of the township and its partnership with many community organizations and private citizens. To name a few: Friends of West Windsor Open Space, Farmers Market, West Windsor Bike and Pedestrian Alliance, Greening of West Windsor, the girls scouts, and school groups.
Yet we would not have been recognized without the “green team” who spent hundreds of hours gathering data and submitting the application. The green team members included the members of the Environmental Commission: Michael Hornbsy, Andrew Kulley, Arnie Schiffman, Kevin Appelget, Martin Rosen, Michael Reid, Jon Polevoy, Randi Kronthal-Sacco, Robert Roth, and township landscape architect Dan Dobromilsky. Thanks also to Jerry Foster from the West Windsor Bike and Pedestrian Alliance, Lynnie Sharma, Edmund Haemmerle from the Greening of West Windsor, and resident Fred Allen.
Thank you to the green team for taking on the application process and thanks to the mayor, council, Environmental Commission, Planning Board, municipal employees, community groups, and the residents of West Windsor for understanding the importance of working together to make West Windsor a community that cares about sustainability issues that will affect us today and in the future.
Diane Ciccone
West Windsor Council President
