TUG HILL COMMISSION
Join the NYS Tug Hill Commission and the Northern Oneida County Council of Governments (NOCCOG) for a free GPS workshop on the benefits of mapping your municipal assets. This workshop will be held in-person on Thursday, September 26, from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm, at the Town of Lee Town Hall (5808 Stokes Lee Center Rd, Lee … Read More...
You’re invited to the 2024 NYSACC Conference on the Environment from September 18-20!
Ingrid M. Otto, CPA, Auditor 2 will present this session to assist town clerks in understanding their major financial duties and responsibilities, to include receiving cash, recording receipts, preparing and making deposits, and reporting out to the Supervisor monthly. She is with the Comptroller’s Division of Local Government and School Accountability.
Attend in person at the Trenton Municipal Building and … Read More...
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.… Read More...
The Tug Hill Commission board will meet on Monday, October 21 at 10:00 a.m. in Martinsburg. 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...
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...