TUG HILL COMMISSION
The Tug Hill Commission will meet on Monday, June 26 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at the Castorland Village Office, 4928 State Route 410, Castorland, NY 13620. Highlights of the meeting will include routine business of the commission and a review of major projects and activities in the region. The public is welcome to attend and there will be … Read More...
The 12th round of nominations for Tug Hill Sages is now open as the NYS Tug Hill Commission celebrates its 50th anniversary. Submission forms will be accepted from June 1, 2023, to August 15, 2023.
Tug Hill Sages were first designated by the commission in 1983. It is a distinction bestowed upon local individuals with vast knowledge of … Read More...
Adoption of minimum maintenance road laws is a tool that towns across Tug Hill and other rural areas of New York State (NYS) have used for decades using their home rule authority and powers under Highway and Vehicle & Traffic Law. However, based on several legal challenges from landowners on minimum maintenance roads that want year-round access it has been … Read More...
The NYS Tug Hill Commission is hiring either an experienced Senior Planner or an entry level Planner to assist local governments in the rural Tug Hill region in land use planning, local law development and revision, and general technical support to planning boards and other municipal boards. For more information about the commission, see the full job announcement here.… 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...
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