PRESS RELEASE: Virtual Public Feedback Session on Draft Climate Action Plan for New Haven County Scheduled for February 6th

For Immediate Release: January 23, 2024 

Contact:    
Christine O’Neill 
Environmental Planner II 
203-489-0351 
coneill@nvcogct.gov 

(Waterbury, CT) – The Southern Central Regional Council of Governments (SCRCOG) and the Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments (NVCOG) invite professionals and residents in New Haven County to participate in a public feedback session on the draft Priority Climate Action Plan (PCAP). The public feedback session is scheduled for February 6, 2024, from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm on Zoom. Participants must register at bit.ly/3u1eOXi.  

The PCAP, available for review at cprgct.org, outlines goals and recommendations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions across 27 communities, including 12 towns in the Naugatuck Valley COG region: Ansonia, Beacon Falls, Cheshire, Derby, Middlebury, Naugatuck, Oxford, Prospect, Seymour, Southbury, Waterbury, and Wolcott.  

Public comments on the PCAP can either be submitted through a questionnaire accessible at https://forms.office.com/r/h0BW88ar8v, or by sending an email to smcamp@scrcog.org. The comment period closes February 8th at 11:59 p.m. More information on New Haven County’s CPRG project is available at https://www.cprgct.org/.