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What is the Tug Hill Commission?

The NYS Tug Hill Commission is a small, non-regulatory state agency charged with “helping local governments and citizens shape the future of the Tug Hill region.” The Tug Hill region includes 41 towns and 18 villages in portions of Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida and Oswego counties. Click here to learn more.

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

Newly Elected Officials Training, December 15

11/29/202111/29/2021

The Association of Towns of the State of New York will lead a webinar for newly elected local officials on Wednesday, December 15 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., which will also include a question-and-answer...

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Tug Hill Local Government Conference April 19, 2022

11/17/202111/18/2021

The Tug Hill Commission board and staff are excited to announce that the Local Government Conference will be back in 2022! We will be holding the conference at a new venue this year, the Turning...

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Tug Hill Commission to Meet December 13

11/03/202111/17/2021

The next business meeting of the Tug Hill Commission will be Monday, December 13, via Zoom. Interested public can join at: Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84975868282 Meeting ID: 849 7586 8282 One tap mobile +19292056099,,84975868282# US...

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Constable Chronicles – William Constable, Spirit of the North Country

10/21/202110/21/2021

The Constable Chronicles Continue as the Constable Hall Association and the Tug Hill Commission present “William Constable, Spirit of the North Country.” Please join Martha Constable Murray and Peter Hayes from the Constable Hall Association...

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