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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 Training December 6

11/15/2023

Newly Elected Officials Training Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Online Only via Zoom, No Cost Presentations will be made by Sarah Brancatella and Lori Mithen-Demasi from the Association of Towns of...

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Commission Board Meeting December 11

11/07/202311/15/2023

The Tug Hill Commission board will meet on Monday, December 11 from 10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. at the Village of West Carthage, 61 High Street, West Carthage, NY 13619.  The meeting will include routine...

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Save the Date! May 1 and 2, 2024 Local Government Conference

10/31/2023

More information soon at www.tughill.org/localgovernmentconference!  

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Lake-Effect Electrification November 14, Sandy Creek

10/18/202310/18/2023

Delving even deeper into the atmospheric phenomenon east of Lake Ontario, Dr. Scott Steiger - assisted by twenty-two undergraduate students from SUNY Oswego - recently completed fieldwork across the Tug Hill region for a new...

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Training

Newly Elected Training December 6

Newly Elected Officials Training Wednesday, December 6, 2023, 6 p.m....

Save the Date! May 1 and 2, 2024 Local Government Conference

More information soon at www.tughill.org/localgovernmentconference!  

Lake-Effect Electrification November 14, Sandy Creek

Delving even deeper into the atmospheric phenomenon east of Lake...

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