Published on May 24, 2016

East Windsor Mayor Janice S. Mironov and Green Team members were presented with the Sustainable Jersey Silver Level Certification award at the May 17 Council Meeting by Sustainable Jersey Associate Director Renee Haider. 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. Launched in 2009, Sustainable Jersey is a 100% voluntary certification program for municipalities in New Jersey.

East Windsor, one of only 33 Silver Level Certified towns statewide, was approved for Silver Level Sustainable Jersey Certification with 34 actions in 14 categories for a total of 355 points. East Windsor earned silver certification action points for many Township initiated programs and actions undertaken by Mayor Mironov and Council Members, including creation of a farmland preservation plan, development of an open space plan, inventory and upgrade of municipal buildings for energy efficiency, community recycling/paper shredding events, business recognition programs, "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.

Sustainable Jersey Associate Director Renee Haider praised East Windsor for their active sustainability efforts and for reaching this significant level noting that only 33 municipalities statewide have achieved Sustainable Jersey silver certification.”

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.”

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

Sustainable Jersey Associate Director Renee Haider presented Sustainable Jersey Silver Certification to Mayor Janice Mironov and East Windsor Green Team members. Pictured (from left to right) are: (front row) Council Member John Zoller; Renee Haider, Associate Director, Sustainable Jersey; Mayor Janice S. Mironov; Ronald Balint, Chairperson, Green Team; Virpartap Grewal, student member; Gary Fournier; (back row) Rithesh Neelamagam, student member; Jay Vaingankar, student member; John Donnelly; Deputy Mayor Peter Yeager; Richard Brand, Executive Director, East Windsor Municipal Utilities Authority; Edward Kelley, and Patrick Condon.