TUG HILL COMMISSION
Join the NYS Tug Hill Commission and Jill Markham O’Hara to learn more about a fictional Tug Hill story, Little Voices, published incrementally the Watertown Daily Times by O’Hara’s great uncle, Lee Wasmuth. This workshop will be held virtually via Zoom on Tuesday, November 19th, from 6:00 pm to 7:00 pm. Attendance is free, but pre-registration is … Read More...
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 commission, election of officers for 2025-26 and review of major projects and activities in the region. The public is welcome to attend and there will … Read More...
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 October, the commission has fielded nine requests for Laird’s expertise to date ranging from help setting up a capital reserve fund to guidance on basic … Read More...
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!… Read More...
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 of circuit riders especially in the light of recent Council of Government growth. Looking forward, the commission will spend more time on economic development, … Read More...
A lively, interactive presentation by Center for Community Studies researchers Joel LaLone, Larry Danforth and Andy Draper, on the attitudes and perceptions of Tug Hill residents and landowners, was the highlight of the commission’s annual meeting on November 7. Approximately 60 people attended the gathering at Tug Hill Vineyards.
The “Family Feud” style delivery of survey results highlighted several major … Read More...
The 2019 NYS Legislative Session has ended, and while the long-standing minimum maintenance road legislation continued to be active, it was not passed by both houses.
The Senate bill, S2910 sponsored by Senator Griffo, was approved out of the Senate Transportation Committee with new chairman Senator Kennedy from Buffalo, and passed the Senate on June 13. The companion Assembly bill, … Read More...