Town Gets $100K To Install Climate-Friendly LED Lighting
NYS Sen. Pete Harckham announced a $100,000 grant for the Town of New Castle to install 198 new LED fixtures throughout Chappaqua as part of ongoing efforts to make environmentally sustainable upgrades in the town's public facilities. The funding is part of the Senate’s Community Resiliency, Economic Sustainability and Technology (CREST) program.
State Sen. Pete Harckham with (l-r) New Castle Town Supervisor Victoria Bayard Tipp and Michele Gregson, chair of the Friends of the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center. (James Persons/Sen. Pete Harckham)
The announcement was made last Friday at the Chappaqua Performing Arts Center (CPAC), where most of the lighting improvements are centered around. The center’s 425-seat auditorium, which the town took ownership of 30 years ago, has been the focus of consistent renovations since then. The new auditorium upgrade will go beyond simply replacing its 55 incandescent bulbs. It will also include the installation of new fixtures for each light and a new dimming system compatible with LED lights.
In addition to the lighting improvements at CPAC, local upgrades will include bulb and fixture replacements in the New Castle Town Hall building and the Town Hall / South Commuter parking lot. The low-energy requirements and longer lifespan of LED lights are expected to save the town on bulb replacements and energy costs, as well as reduce maintenance requirements.
CREST grant funding is among the State Senate grant programs administered by the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York (DASNY) to support community and economic development. Since taking office in 2019, Harckham has delivered more than $20 million of state grant funding to municipalities and nonprofits in the 40th Senate District.
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