Published on December 11, 2014

Mayor Janice S. Mironov and the East Windsor Green Team received a bronze plaque from Sustainable Jersey, marking East Windsor Township’s2014 renewed status as a "bronze certified" municipality. East Windsor Township’s efforts were acknowledged at the New Jersey State League of Municipalities’ convention last month at a Sustainable Jersey event. Sustainable Jersey is a certification program for municipalities that want to go green, save money and take steps to sustain their quality of life over the long term.

The members of the East Windsor Green Team are: Chariperson Ronald Balint; Mayor Janice S. Mironov; Council Member Peter Yeager; Council Member John Zoller; John Donnelly; Gary Fournier; Ed Kelley; Lenox Ng; Public Works Director William Askenstedt; Municipal Utilities Executive Director Richard Brand; and student members Virpartap Grewal, Rithesh Neelamagam and Student Member Jay Vaingankar.

A municipality must earn at least 150 points from Sustainable Jersey to be certified at the bronze level, and East Windsor Township earned 180 points, and hopes to gain silver certification next year, said Green Team Chairperson Ronald Balint. East Windsor received action points for many Township initiated programs and actions undertaken by Mayor Janice Mironov and Council Members, including creation of a farmland preservation plan, inventory and upgrade of municipal buildings for energy efficiency, community recycling/paper shredding events, Buy Local campaign, “Cut it and Leave it” program, Backyard Composting program, tree protection ordinance, environmental assessment ordinance, sustainable land use commitment, green building policy and community outreach programs.

Mayor Mironov stated, “This certification recognizes the Township’s efforts in recycling, environmental resource protection, energy conservation, sustainable land use practices and furthermore enables East Windsor Township to be eligible for future grants and funding opportunities. We are very proud of the achievements of our municipality and the great efforts of our many volunteers.”

Launched in 2009, Sustainable Jersey is a certification program for municipalities in New Jersey. Sustainable Jersey is 100% voluntary and each town can choose whether it wishes to get certified and the actions it wants to do in order to achieve their goal.

Mayor Janice S. Mironov and the East Windsor Green Team received a bronze plaque from Sustainable Jersey for renewed status as a “bronze certified” municipality. Pictured (from left to right) are: Rithesh Neelamagam; Gary Fournier; Lenox Ng, John Donnelly; Ed Kelley, Mayor Janice S. Mironov; Chairperson Ronald Balint; Council Member Peter Yeager; Jay Vaingankar; Richard Brand, and Council Member John Zoller.