TUG HILL COMMISSION
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 recently celebrated 50 years of “helping local governments and citizens shape the future of the Tug Hill region.” Work at the Tug Hill Commission allows … Read More...
Town Budget Workshops with Laird Petrie
These workshops are designed to assist town officials in preparing their annual budgets. The same material will be presented at each workshop. Topics include:
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. The public is welcome to attend and there will be a public comment period at the end of the meeting.… Read More...
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 relation to establishing minimum maintenance roads in designated towns, in this case Lorraine, Jefferson County. It codifies into state law the same process that towns … 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...