Regional Success Stories

Greece, NY

Greece had its first CRS site visit review in 1992 and recently received notification of its Class 5 rating. Please click the button below to view a timeline of CRS participation in the Town of Greece, as well as its scoring history.

Batavia, NY

A community of about 15,500 people subject to periodic flooding from Tonawanda Creek and from stormwater, Batavia had its first CRS site visit review in the fall of 2015 and recently received notification of its Class 7 rating—making it among the four top-ranked communities in New York State.

Roselle Park, NJ

When he first tackled the idea of joining the Community Rating System, Mark Pasquali admits he was daunted by the “650-page manual of instructions.” The Superintendent of the Department of Public Works for Roselle Park, New Jersey, soon realized, however, that the community was already doing a lot of CRS-credited activities.

Monmouth County, NJ

Monmouth County, New Jersey currently has 8 participating communities, with another 6 that have taken active steps to quality for the CRS program.

Barnstable County

Barnstable County, Massachusetts, is the first in the nation to have a regionally-managed CRS program. Each year in Barnstable County, policy holders save $420,000 - a number that is project to increase to $900,000 by the year 2020.