Troy’s Joint Task Force on Sustainability and Climate Smart Practices had been trying for more than a year to get officially appointed by the Mantello administration. The response was silence. In the meantime, the task force had accumulated enough qualifying points for $837,000 in match-free NYSERDA clean energy grants and was also in line for a DEC Climate Smart Communities bronze certification and an EV charging grant worth up to $500,000. None of it moved without administration sign-off.
At the January 8, 2026 public forum, task force acting chair Daniel Morisy told the new council the city had also abandoned a municipal solar farm and eliminated the street tree committee.
Source: Troy City Council Jan. 8, 2026 meeting transcript (City Clerk’s office)