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Town of LaFayette’s Community Solar Campaign

The Town of LaFayette has subscribed its electric accounts to one of the two solar energy projects in the Town, which will save ~10% on its electric bills.
Anyone who pays for electricity can do the same! To that end, the Town is launching an outreach campaign to inform its residents how to subscribe and start saving too. For more information on NYS’s community solar program, see this newsletter article. For more information about the purpose of the campaign, see this newsletter article.
The community solar campaign consists of:

Letters from the Town Supervisor sent to all residences & businesses
Flyers available at the Library and Post Office
Presentations offered to Town community groups
Postcards sent as a reminder
Offer of a webinar

The campaign ends at the end of March.
If you already know you want to subscribe and want to do it now, here is a link to help you complete your subscription.

Alzheimer Support is a free service that assists LaFayette families who have loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease or dementia. Through our free search tool and database of Alzheimer’s care facilities, families in need of care for their loved ones can locate licensed care homes and communities in the LaFayette area that are best equipped to provide care for their loved ones. Visit this free service at Memory Care in New York | Alzheimer's & Dementia Care (alzheimersupport.com)

The Town of LaFayette and the LaFayette Optimist Club have developed a Memorial Tree & Bench Program at Stafford Park to give LaFayette residents the opportunity to sponsor a tree or bench in memory of loved ones. The following link describes the program followed by a request and agreement form for those interested in sponsoring a tree or bench.
https://www.townoflafayette.com/memorial-program...

Good news!
On November 17, the Town was notified that it has been awarded the NY Main Street grant it applied for in July. The $303k grant is earmarked for the rehabilitation of the old LaFayette hotel building, if the Town decides to approve the rehabilitation option over razing the building option. Although not as critical as the $2M Restore NY grant that the Town will be applying for in January, the NY Main Street grant award is an important part of the overall funding needed to make the rehabilitation option a viable (affordable) option.

Read the LDC's November report updating the hotel project:
hotel_article_-_november.pdf (townoflafayette.com)

Onondaga County Executive has recently announced the creation of the SHAPEUP for Veterans Program. This program will allow income qualified Veterans up to $15,000 in grant funding to assist in home repairs to keep Veteran residents in their homes. The funding is limited so act quickly.
Below you will find a Fact Sheet, Bullet Points and the application itself.

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Take the time to read about what the LaFayette Advisory Conservation Commission is doing. They have many projects in the works to benefit the Town. Community Solar, Memorial Bench/Tree Program, Park plantings, just to name a few.

LaFayette Advisory Conservation Commission - Town of LaFayette, NY