TUG HILL COMMISSION
The Tug Hill Commission will meet on June 21 from 10:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m. at Forestport Town Hall, 10275 NY-28, Forestport, NY 13338.
In-person meeting attendance will be limited per COVID-19 safety precautions. Please contact Gwen Decker at gwen@tughill.org for in-person RSVP. Zoom access information is us02web.zoom.us/j/82669688230 or dial 929-205-6099, meeting ID 826 6968 8230
The Tug Hill Commission is hosting Regulating Short-term Rentals webinar on June 23 at 7:00 p.m. This webinar is free and open to the public.
To register: https://tinyurl.com/shorttermrentaltughill
Flyer for UGRR and Abolition Webinar Series
We invite you to learn more about the abolitionist movement and the Underground Railroad in Tug Hill and the North Country by joining the Tug Hill Commission for a new historical three-part webinar series. Several 19th century abolitionists with land on Tug Hill and the North Country worked to free enslaved people by … Read More...
Register now for “Watershed Wednesday Webinars” every Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. from May 12 through June 16. Click here for more information and to register.
The Tug Hill Commission is hosting a three-part webinar series called Preparing for Broadband Infrastructure Investment in Rural Communities. The training will provides insights on the process of getting broadband internet service providers in unserved or underserved rural NYS communities. Municipal leaders, agency staff, and the general public are welcome to attend. Improved understanding of how the implementation process … Read More...
The board of the Tug Hill Commission will meet next on Monday, May 17, 2021 from 10 am to 11:30 am at the Port
Leyen Fire Hall, 3387 Douglas Street, Port Leyden. In-person meeting attendance will be limited so COVID-19 safety precautions can be followed. If you are interested in attending in person, please contact Gwen Decker at gwen@tughill.org ahead … Read More...
Tuesday April 27, 2021 at 7:00 PM
The risks are real, so why is it so challenging for small to medium-sized organizations to get a cybersecurity program off the ground? In this session, Steven Gravel, Cybersecurity Support Liaison at the NYS Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, will explore a few of the cyber risks faced by the local … Read More...
The Tug Hill Commission releases Headwaters 2020 Newsletter & 2020-21 Annual Report.… Read More...
Lewis County Economic Development, working together with Jefferson County Economic Development, the Lewis County Chamber of Commerce, Oneida County Tourism, Oswego County Community Development, Tourism and Planning, Operation Oswego County, the Tug Hill Commission and several area snowmobile clubs, has contracted with the Center for Community Studies at Jefferson Community College (JCC) and Camoin 360 to undertake an economic impact … Read More...
The Tug Hill Commission recently released an issue paper titled The Forest Tax Exemption and Impact on Municipal Budgets. Using real property data from Lewis, Oswego and Jefferson counties, the paper documents 480-a enrollment changes and details the impacts of a large landowner enrollment on a small rural town’s budget.
Francis Yerdon, supervisor of the town of Osceola in … Read More...