Business View Civil and Municipal | Volume 2, Issue 7

37 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 2, ISSUE 7 contractors who do this kind of work to make sure residents can work with contractors they trust. They also worked together on a community solar initiative that helps residents conserve energy. Community Choice Aggregation is another successful program, where Westchester County communities banded together to work with Westchester Power to offer a lower cost, all- renewable energy supply. Con Edison still does the delivery but everyone has access to 100 percent green energy at a reliable rate. Looking to the future, Mayor Levin, says, “Post- pandemic, we think that our varying housing stock allows young people with families to come here because they’re able to buy smaller houses than you can typically buy in Westchester. They can work from home more and do the hybrid model which seems to be the next wave in the modern workplace and which we predict will be the commuting of the future. This same environment is ideal for the baby boomers and beyond. We are also working on sidewalks and bike paths to make the whole Village walkable and reachable from the waterfront up into our main corridor.” Growing arts and cultural attractions such as the Sing Sing Prison Museum, the Westchester Collaborative Theatre, and the nearby Bethany Arts Center, along with an international array of stellar dining experiences and outdoor recreational opportunities makes the Village of Ossining a destination of choice, for the young and the “oldish”– to spend a day or a lifetime. V I LLAGE OF OSS INING, NEW YORK Sculpture at Henry Gourdine Park View of Ossining’s waterfront from Harbor Square Annual flower basket installation