NEW YORK STATE

About The Tug Hill Region

The Tug Hill region lies between Lake Ontario and the Adirondacks. Larger than Delaware or Rhode Island, its 2,100 square miles comprise one of the most rural and remote sections of New York State and the Northeast. A scattering of public lands covers a tenth of the region, with most of that land used extensively for timber production, hunting, and recreation. The rest is privately owned forest, farms, and homes, all of it working land that supports the region’s way of life. Tug Hill’s total population is just over 100,000, with two-thirds of those people concentrated in villages around its edge. Its densely forested core of about 275 square miles is among New York’s most remote areas, with a population of just a few thousand and few public roads. Click here to learn more.

News Spotlights

Commission Meeting December 9

04/24/202410/22/2024

The Tug Hill Commission board will meet on Monday, December at 10:00 a.m. at the Town of Watertown Municipal Building, 22867 County Route 67, Watertown, NY 13601. The meeting will include routine business of the...

Town & Village Budget and Accounting Technical Assistance Available

12/30/202110/31/2023

The commission has contracted with Laird Petrie in his retirement to provide budgeting and accounting technical assistance to towns and villages belonging to one of the region’s five Councils of Governments. Starting the program in...

Updated Local Government Services Brochure

01/29/2020

New to local government in the Tug Hill region? Not sure exactly how staff at the Tug Hill Commission can assist? Please take a look at our updated Local Government Services brochure here!

Commission Adopts 2020-2025 Strategic Plan

11/18/201911/18/2019

The Tug Hill Commission 2020-24 Strategic Plan was adopted by the commission board in October, and is available at https://tughill.org/strategic-plan/. The new plan reaffirms the commission mission, approach and core competencies, and emphasizes the importance...

Looking for materials from a recent workshop?

Presentations, handouts, and links to YouTube videos are all available...