Fwd: Critical Environmental Areas Bill has Arrived on the Governor's Desk -- Please Contact Governor's Office and Urge Her to Sign It
Magali Regis
Hello all,
THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT AND VERY CRITICAL. (See below). Hope
you can find 5 minutes to contact Governor Hochul by either
phone or email and urge her to sign this important bill. Please
forward wildly to your networks and urge your family and friends
to do the same. They don't have to be community gardeners, just
supporters is good enough ;- ) We only have 10 days to make an
impact and get her attention on this. Let's do it.
THANK YOU!
magali
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| Subject: | Critical Environmental Areas Bill has Arrived on the Governor's Desk -- Please Contact Governor's Office and Urge Her to Sign It |
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| Date: | Tue, 14 Nov 2023 11:21:43 -0500 |
| From: | Raymond Figueroa Jr <rfig...@pratt.edu> |
- NYS Senate Bill S-629A sponsored by State Senator Comrie (same as the NYS Assembly Bill A-4139A sponsored by State Assembly Member Lupardo)
- There is a 10-day clock (that started ticking as of yesterday) which expires on the 23rd of November (Thanksgiving Day).
- your support for NYS Senate Bill S-629A and that you urge the Governor to sign it into law
- you are reminding the Governor that Critical Environmental Areas (CEA) Designation for Community Gardens is consistent with the Governor's commitment to community gardens in three important ways:
- CEA designation of community gardens ensures that municipalities across the New York State can provide for the continuity of their local support for community gardens -- thereby strategically supporting the Governor’s commitment to making local food more accessible to all New Yorkers and to encourage more urban farming, including:
- the Governor’s 2023 State of the State plan calling for the renewal and enhancement of the Urban Farms & Community Gardens (UFCG) program with $1 million dedicated this year and
- the Governor’s 2023 State of the State plan also includes two additional initiatives under the UFCG Grant Program, as recommended by the Community Gardens Task Force :
- the New York State Community Gardens Leadership Certificate Program and
- the New York State Soil Testing Program.
- the above-mentioned points can linked to here:
- remind the Governor that the Bill was passed unanimously by both the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly
- Critical Environmental Areas designation for Community Gardens is a critically important initiative that addresses the following:
- Food & Environmental Justice issues as well as the
- Community Wellness & Health Equity issues
- facilitating locally impacted communities taking ownership of these issues in a manner that is creative as well as productive and which
- honors their sense of human dignity in the process.
Contact Governor’s Office
By Phone:
1-518-474-8390 | Office hours: 9:00am to 5:00pm
By Email Form:
https://www.governor.ny.gov/content/governor-contact-form
By (Snail Mail unless sent by Express) Mail:
The
Honorable
Kathy Hochul
Governor of New York State
NYS State Capitol Building
Albany, NY 12224
So, let's start today (and get others throughout the week) to do our part to make this law happen!
If you have any questions or concerns in regards to what is mentioned in this email, please reach out to me as soon as possible - as this is a time-sensitive matter.
Thank you, all, for all your timely and thoughtful consideration. And furthermore -- thank you for all your selfless labors-of-LOVE on behalf of our communities' gardens.
Peace & Mother Earth's Blessings
e. rfig...@pratt.edu
w. https://www.pratt.edu/academics/architecture/sustainable-environmental-systems/sustainable-environmental-systems
v. 646.337.1087
f. 718.399.4315
