TUG HILL COMMISSION
The Tug Hill Commission will host Regulating Private Speech: Sign Regulations & the First Amendment, Tuesday, October 18, from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. Join in on Zoom! Please register at tinyurl.com/tughillspeech or contact the Tug Hill Commission at (315) 785-2380… Read More...
The Tug Hill Commission board meeting for Monday, September 19 at 10:00 a.m. at the Trenton Town Hall, 8520 Old Poland Rd, Barneveld, NY 13304 has been cancelled.… Read More...
Exciting news for NY’s downtowns—both large and small!
Governor Kathy Hochul announced $200 million in funding for two major downtown revitalization initiatives—NY Forward, a new program aimed at rejuvenating NY’s smaller and rural communities, and Round 6 of the state’s successful Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI), each funded at $100 million. An informational brochure is available that describes both … Read More...
The Tug Hill Commission will be at the Jefferson, Lewis, Oswego County Fairs, as well as Woodsmen’s Field Days in Boonville, over the next few weeks. Please stop by our booth and meet staff and commissioners, and play our Tug Hill trivia game to win a prize!… Read More...
The NYS Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) has released a draft management plan for 3,464 acres of Kasoag, Klondike, Orton Hollow, and Stone Hill state forests located in Oswego County. You are encouraged to review the draft plan available from the NYSDEC website: Fish Creek Unit Management Plan. Comments will be accepted until July 10, 2022, by email with the … 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...
