Sustainability Forum at White Plains Council of Neighborhood Associations Meeting

The White Plains Council of Neighborhood Associations will sponsor a Forum on The State of Sustainability in White Plains at its January meeting.  The keynote speaker will be Bice Wilson, AIA on "Evolving Towards a Sustainable White Plains: Vision, Culture and Practice."

Sustainability, which has environmental, social and economic contexts, can be defined as meeting the needs of the present without compromising the future.  In its first meeting of the new year, the White Plains Council of Neighborhood Associations (WPCNA) will feature local leaders exploring sustainability in White Plains.  The meeting is at Education House at 5 Homeside Lane in White Plains, NY at 7:30 pm on Tuesday, January 12, 2010. Admission is free and audience participation is encouraged.

In addition to Bice Wilson, a prominent architect and urban planner, the Forum will include architect and White Plains Common Council Member Milagros Lecuona speaking on "City Planning;" Dennis J. Power, Director of Program Development for the Westchester County Dept. of Environmental Facilities and a Common Council member on "Business, Local Government and the Schools;" White Plains Superintendent of Schools, Dr. Christopher Clouet on "Education: Infrastructure and Instruction;" and Pam Millian, Distribution Manager for the T uv Ha’Aretz CSA committee of the five synagogues of White Plains on "Community Sponsored Agriculture."  The closing speakers will be Patti and Doug Wood of Grassroots Environmental Education on "How Green is My Town --White Plains."

Visit the Forum's collaboration website for more information: http://sustainability.wpcna.com  And come early to get a good seat. Interest in this unique Forum is running high.

The WPCNA, which is an apolitical non-governmental organization, provides a citywide forum on education, safety, health, government, the environment, and open space.  Its members are the autonomous neighborhood associations dedicated to preserving and improving the quality of life in White Plains.

To learn more about the WPCNA, please visit: http://www.wpcna.org/ or contact Louis J. Bruno at 914-574-2269 or by email