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Simon Skolnik
NYSACC News, Summer 2021
September 2, 2021
The Power of Ideas I’m always amazed no matter how many times I see evidence of how powerful an idea can be in changing history. More powerful than the largest army. More powerful than even our instincts within our own human psyche. I came across t…
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Simon Skolnik
NYSACC News, Summer 2021
September 1, 2021
How To… “How To” is one of the most important things that a CAC or Sustainability Committee has to know. The mantra of “self-education before educating others” is essential in any endeavor your group decides to get itself involved…
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Simon Skolnik
NYSACC News, Summer 2021
September 1, 2021
Question: Should my municipality enact a “temporary moratorium” on development to allow time for gathering enough information to address the impacts brought on by such new development? Answer: In a very unscientific poll, NYSACC asked this que…
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Simon Skolnik
NYSACC News, Summer 2021
September 1, 2021
2021 NYSACC 50th Anniversary Conference on the Environment New York State Association of Conservation Commission’s 50th Anniversary Conference on the Environment: Climate Resilience Through Community Action October 21-24, 2021 Dear Conserv…
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Simon Skolnik
NYSACC News, Summer 2021
September 1, 2021
Focus on an Environmental Management Council Per Article 47 of the New York State Environmental Conservation Law, Environmental Management Councils (EMCs), representing one county, and Regional Environmental Management Councils (2 or more count…
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Simon Skolnik
NYSACC News, Summer 2021
September 1, 2021
Focus on a Conservation Advisory Commission THE VILLAGE OF OCEAN BEACH ENVIRONMENTAL COMMISSION (“VOBEC”) The Incorporated Village of Ocean Beach (celebrating its 100th anniversary as an incorporated village in 2021) is the largest of 16 co…
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Simon Skolnik
NYSACC News, Summer 2021
August 31, 2021
NYSACC Asks You to Fill Out a Survey As part of our association’s duties, we need to keep an updated file on who, what, how, and where our members are. We know surveys are a pain, but this one shouldn’t take more than a few minutes to fill out…
