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Community Boards are the little City Halls of the city, dealing with local issues involving city agencies, and serving an advisory role in zoning and other land-use issues.

COMMUNITY BOARD 1 (Melrose, Mott Haven) meets at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, March 27, at Lincoln Hospital, Conference Room 6, 234 Morris Ave., at E. 149th St. Call (718) 585-7117.

COMMUNITY BOARD 4 (Highbridge, Mount Eden and Concourse) meets at 6 p.m., Tuesday, March 25, at Bronx Lebanon Hospital, Murray Cohen Auditorium, 1650 Grand Concourse. Call (718) 299-0800.

COMMUNITY BOARD 5 (Morris Heights, Fordham, Bathgate and Mount Hope) meets at 6 p.m., Wednesday, March 26, at St. Simon Stock School, 2195 Valentine Ave. Call (718) 364-2030.

COMMUNITY BOARD 7 (Norwood, Jerome Park, Kingsbridge Heights and University Heights) meets at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 18, at Kittay House, 2550 Webb Ave. Call (718) 933-5650.

COMMUNITY BOARD 9 (Soundview, Clasons Point, Parkchester, Bruckner and Harding Park) meets at 7 p.m., Thursday, March 20, at CB9 Office, 1967 Turnbull Ave. Call (718) 823-3034.

COMMUNITY BOARD 10 (Throgs Neck, City Island, Pelham Bay, Co-op City, Zerega, Westchester Square, Country Club and Edgewater) meets at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 13, at American Legion Hall, 550 City Island Ave. Call (718) 892-1161.

COMMUNITY BOARD 12 (Wakefield, Williamsbridge, Woodlawn, Eastchester and Baychester) meets at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, March 27, at CB12 office, 4101 White Plains Road. Call (718) 881-4455.

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Bronx Community Board meetings

Community Boards are the little City Halls of the city, dealing with local issues involving city agencies, and serving an advisory role in zoning and other land-use issues.

COMMUNITY BOARD 1 (Melrose, Mott Haven) meets at 6:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 28, at Lincoln Hospital, Conference Room 6, 234 Morris Ave., at E. 149th St. Call (718) 585-7117.

COMMUNITY BOARD 2 (Longwood, Hunts Point) meets at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 27, at Thessalonia Baptist Church, 941 Rev. James A. Polite Ave. Call (718) 328-9125.

COMMUNITY BOARD 4 (Highbridge, Mount Eden and Concourse) meets at 6 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 26, at Bronx Lebanon Hospital, Murray Cohen Auditorium, 1650 Grand Concourse. Call (718) 299-0800.

COMMUNITY BOARD 5 (Morris Heights, Fordham, Bathgate and Mount Hope) meets at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 27, at St. Simon Stock School, 2195 Valentine Ave. Call (718) 364-2030.

COMMUNITY BOARD 7 (Norwood, Jerome Park, Kingsbridge Heights and University Heights) meets at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 19, at Bronx Library Center, 310 E. Kingsbridge Road. Call (718) 933-5650.

COMMUNITY BOARD 9 (Soundview, Clasons Point, Parkchester, Bruckner and Harding Park) meets at 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 21, at CB9 Office, 1967 Turnbull Ave. Call (718) 823-3034.

COMMUNITY BOARD 10 (Throgs Neck, City Island, Pelham Bay, Co-op City, Zerega, Westchester Square, Country Club and Edgewater) meets at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 21, at Dreiser Loop Community Center, 177 Dreiser Loop, Room 2, second floor. Call (718) 892-1161.

SOURCE: NYDailyNews.com

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 Lewis Gold, owner of New York Beverage.

Using development fund, Bronx business goes off grid with solar panels

Sometimes it can be easy being green.

But environmentally safe power still takes a lot of, well, green.

Lewis Gold, owner of New York Beverage, found that out when he wanted to take his Bronx warehouse off the electric grid.

“At first I looked at using wind power,” said Gold, “but found out that would be very difficult to do in the Bronx.”

He finally opted to go with rooftop solar panels, because the building’s location - just north of the Bruckner Expressway in an area with low-rise zoning - assured maximum exposure to sunlight.

“We actually have the perfect location for solar power,” Gold said.

But the price of a rooftop solar array was sky-high.

Even taking off about $50,000 in tax credits offered to businesses going solar, the 72 panels Gold needed would cost $100,000 out of pocket.

“That’s a lot of money,” said Gold, “especially for a small business.”

Despite being one of the largest retail and wholesale drink warehouses in the city, New York Beverage - which has been forced to add a fuel surcharge for deliveries - just didn’t have the green to go green.

That’s when the Bronx Initiative on Energy and the Environment stepped in. The green development fund is part of a broad push by Borough President Adolfo Carrión to make the borough a model of sustainable development.

The BIEE provided about $100,000 in grants to make sure the plan went ahead.

“Now we hope to have them up and running by early 2008,” said Gold.

Work will soon begin on installing the 15-kilowatt solar array atop the warehouse at 515 Bruckner Blvd. between E. 149th St. and Austin Place.

An analysis by the company installing the system estimates the first year’s energy savings at just $3,197. But over the 25-year life of the panels, the savings will be nearly $168,000.

“When you think about it long-term as a businessman,” said Gold, “it’s a smart thing to do.”

That’s not only true for one local business’ bottom line.

The annual environmental impact of an array the size New York Beverage plans will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 30,089 pounds, according to the maker.

That’s the equivalent of planting 38 trees each year - or recycling 290,384 12-ounce cans like the ones the sun will soon chill for New York Beverage.

ENERGY ASSISTANCE

Businesses interested in getting funds from the Bronx Initiative on Energy and the Environment program can contact the Bronx Overall Economic Development Corp. at (718) 590-3498.

SOURCE: NY Daily News

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