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Lorraine Minimum Maintenance Home Rule Bill Signed Into Law
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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

We’re Hiring

06/27/202406/27/2024

NYS Tug Hill Commission Job Openings July 2024 The NYS Tug Hill Commission has three job openings: Planner, Municipal Management Consultant, and Planner/Local Government Specialist. The Tug Hill Commission is a unique state agency that...

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Castorland Ramble October 12

06/27/202409/12/2024

The Castorland Ramble will be held on Saturday, October 12 from 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. See the flyer for full details.

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Commission Meeting July 15

04/24/202406/10/2024

The Tug Hill Commission board will meet on Monday, July 15 at 10:00 a.m. in Denmark.  The meeting will include routine business of the commission, and review of major projects and activities in the region....

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Lorraine Minimum Maintenance Home Rule Bill Signed Into Law

12/19/2023

On Friday, December 8, Governor Hochul signed bill number A6412/S6249 into law, which was sponsored by Senator Mark Walczyk and Minority Leader Will Barclay. The law amends highway law and vehicle and traffic law, in...

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Training

We’re Hiring

NYS Tug Hill Commission Job Openings July 2024 The NYS...

Castorland Ramble October 12

The Castorland Ramble will be held on Saturday, October 12...

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