2005 Town Hall Community Energy Forum

"Council Member Letitia James, NYC Apollo, and Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project (MARP) hold town hall meeting to promote energy-saving methods for the community " - Abeni Crooms

February 16, 2005

On Thursday, February 17th, 2005 at St. Joseph's College Auditorium, 245 Clinton Avenue, 7pm-9pm, Council Member Letitia James, NYC Apollo, and Myrtle Avenue Revitalization Project (MARP) will hold a Town Hall Meeting to share information with the community about new energy-saving methods available to Home Owners, Business Owners, and Renters.

(Brooklyn, NY)-Thursday, February 17, 2005 at 7pm-in the auditorium of St. Joseph's College, Council Member Letitia James, NYC Apollo, and MARP will hold an informational Town Hall Meeting to share information about new energy-saving techniques with Home Owners, Business Owners, and Renters in the 35th Council manic District.

"I am pleased that NYC Apollo has agreed to come to our community and host this type of event. I know that our local neighborhood will benefit from this type of event. We can all do much more to save energy," says Council Member Letitia James. "Energy conservation must become a top priority in our city, not only so that we will save money, but so that we will preserve the environment for generations to come."

NYC Apollo is a new and growing coalition convened to transform the way our city is powered, in a way that creates jobs, improves health and productivity, promotes equity, and ensures that New York City maintains its status as the world's preeminent global city. NYC Apollo presents a positive, far-sighted vision for what our city can be.

"NYC Apollo hopes to influence the way NYC is powered in the years ahead by supporting public policy that promotes energy efficiency, alternative energy, economic development, and environmental equity," states Jeremy Reiss of NYC Apollo. "Our city is at a point of transition. We have an opportunity to build "high-road" growth strategies that create good jobs, improve the health of our neighborhoods, and strengthen our existing energy systems while decreasing the demand for energy from traditional sources. Adoption of the NYC Apollo vision will ensure that NYC remains a world-class city."