A door-to-door outreach program sponsored by the Citizens Campaign for the Environment will take place in the Village of Lake Success between March 24 and May 1.
At a regular meeting Feb. 7, the Village of Lake Success Board of Trustees said the upcoming canvassing campaign by the CCE is intended inform residents on topics such as preserving land, water and air resources.
The goal of the organization is to educate the public through citizen campaigns on key environmental issues such water and air quality, according to a letter CCE sent to the board.
Residents who wish not to be contacted by CCE during the village campaign, are permitted be put on a do not disturb list, according to village officials.
“Everyone has a form they were given to fill out if they don’t wish to be disturbed,” Village Administrator Carol Pogrell said. To ensure people’s right to privacy, Pogrell and Trustee David Milner will be sending letters to village residents informing them of the CCE’s actions and informing them their right not to participate.
According to the website, www.citizenscampaign.org, the CCE was formed in 1985 by a small group of concerned citizens who recognized the need to provide public involvement to advance stronger environmental policy.
After 25 years as a not-for-profit, non-partisan advocacy organization, the CCE has grown to an 80,000-member organization with offices in Farmingdale, White Plains, Albany, Syracuse, Buffalo.
Village of Lake Success Mayor Ronald Cooper participated in the meeting at village hall through a speaker phone.
