Raise environment & climate spending
Issued by the voters of Ronkonkoma on Sept. 1, 2024.
We're spending just $162 per person on the environment and climate—33% below what our peers do at $241—while our kids choke on the air and our streets flood too damn often. Even if we raised it to $230, we'd still be lagging behind, and that’s just the bare minimum to keep up with the rest of the world.
The numbers behind the demand
Pledges (2)
“We believe a healthy environment is essential to our communities and our future. That is why we support increasing environmental spending and giving greater priority to environmental protection in our budget. We will increase environmental spending, putting more resources into protecting our environment and building a cleaner, healthier future for everyone.”
“This is part of our plan anyway to transition to a modern democracy.”