I wonder if this applies to Gov Kathy Hochul’s home, along with the Elites in the NY general assembly?
New York climate law defines ritzy communities with million-dollar homes as ‘disadvantaged’
New York state officials determined that multiple high-income villages that boast million-dollar homes are “disadvantaged,” opening the door for the areas to enjoy increased energy development funding.
In late March, the so-called Climate Justice Working Group (CJWG) — which consists of nine environmental justice advocates and four state government officials — released a list of disadvantaged communities as mandated under the 2019 Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act. Under the 2019 law, historically disadvantaged areas defined by the CJWG are required to receive no less than 35% of clean energy program funding. (snip)
However, the working group included the villages of Tuckahoe and Shinnecock, two ritzy neighborhoods located in the Hamptons on Long Island, New York.
The median home price in Tuckahoe, for example, is $4.2 million, according to the real estate firm Redfin. One home located in the village was sold for $4.4 million in December.
The town of Southampton, New York, which encapsulates multiple villages including Tuckahoe and Shinnecock, boasts a median income of $108,545, about 57% higher than the median income nationwide, U.S. Census Bureau data showed.
Good grief. Are they disadvantaged because they’re near the ocean? The NY state government people do not even have the good grace to be embarrassed by this, and do not care. They’ll be spreading some of that sweet, sweet taxpayer cash around in the rich areas, helping out big donors, probably sprucing up their homes and neighborhoods. Increasing the price of their homes.
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