Twice a year as the seasons change, Bruce Kennedy climbs a ladder to twist and turn a series of valves and levers that control Sea Cliff Village Hall’s more-than-a-half-century-old heating, ventilation and air conditioning system.

“There is no energy efficiency in this system whatsoever,” Kennedy, the village administrator, said Friday, standing among the burners and pipes in the Village Hall basement that he estimates will cost $400,000 to replace. “You can’t turn the heat down. It only comes out one temperature. It warms the building, too warm.”

Acquiring a modern, easily controllable, energy-efficient HVAC system is a top priority for the Village of Sea Cliff; one elected officials believe may finally be financially possible following several environmentally conscious decisions in rec

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