MAYOR'S UPDATE
From the desk of Mayor Rika Levin
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Car Free Day is an international event celebrated in more than 50 countries and encourages participants to travel without using cars and instead travel by train, bus, bicycle, carpool, subway, walk, or another alternative mode, reducing the environmental impact on the community. Click here to take the pledge, and then go car free or car-lite on Thursday, September 22: https://511nyrideshare.org/en/car-free-day
Good news from many of our local businesses. If you make a car-free trip to any of the businesses below, there will be exciting perks for your shopping experience:
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The Town of Ossining is seeking a part-time intermediate clerk for the Town Tax Receiver’s Office!
The successful applicant will work under the direction of the Town's Receiver of Taxes and Deputy Receiver of Taxes and may perform tasks including, but not limited to:
- Post simple and routine data to various departmental;
- Answer telephone, takes messages, and/or relays information;
- Make and check arithmetical computations;
- Furnish routine information to inquirers at a public counter, over the telephone, or by letter;
- Open, sort, and distribute mail;
- May operate a variety of office equipment;
- May use computer applications such as spreadsheets, word processing, calendar, email, and database software;
- May perform other incidental tasks as needed.
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Con Edison is urging customers to take action to help them manage costs this winter as market prices for electricity and natural gas are expected to be substantially higher.
Though summer is still winding down, Con Edison, recognizing the hardship high bills can impose, is letting customers know what they can expect for energy costs in the winter of 2022-’23 and steps they can take to soften the impact.
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The Westchester Power program electricity service will resume in November, ending the current pause during which customers returned to Con Edison supply. The program rates of 15.128 cents per kWh for 100% NYS renewable supply and 13.364 cents for standard supply will be fixed until meter read dates in November 2024. The program notification letter will be in mailboxes in the next few days. Sustainable Westchester will host additional information sessions about the program and the new contract during the next few weeks. We encourage anyone who would like to learn more or who has questions to attend - there are daytime and evening options listed at https://sustainablewestchester.org/wp/conedterritory/#events
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Monday, September 15th, marks the beginning of Rosh Hashanah. I will be celebrating this holiday with my family and wish everyone in our community who observes this holiday a joyful new year: A year of memory, inspiration, and dreams.
I will be sending the Mayor Update next Wednesday instead of Tuesday.
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Village of Ossining | www.villageofossining.org
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