TUG HILL COMMISSION
The Tug Hill Commission will host a free Town Budget Workshop presented by Laird Petrie to assist town officials in preparing their 2022 annual budgets. The training will be offered at two locations, Albion Town Hall, 15 Bridge St., Altmar on Tuesday September 28 from 6:30-8:30pm and Port Leyden Village Office, 3387 Douglas St., Port Leyden on Tuesday, October 5 … Read More...
The Jefferson County Planning Department and NYS Tug Hill Commission are sponsoring free training for planning boards on Monday, September 27 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at Jefferson Community College (JCC) in the Jules Center, Room 6-002. This Planning Board Basics course addresses the powers and duties of town, village, and city planning boards and commissions. The administrative and … Read More...
Tuesday, September 21, 2021 from 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Ernest Leigh Portner, owner of the former Portner’s Sawmill, will narrate a slideshow of images taken during logging on Gould Paper Company lands in the 1930’s and 1940’s. Leigh, born in the Lee Center area in 1933, was a logger all his life and came from a family of loggers. … Read More...
Tug Hill Commission to Meet September 20
The next business meeting of the Tug Hill Commission will be Monday, September 20 at the West Carthage Community Room, 61 High Street, Carthage, New York 13619.
There is also an option to join remotely via Zoom, using us02web.zoom.us/j/82338298144 or calling 929-205-6099, meeting ID 823 3829 8144.… Read More...
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...
Thursday February 25, 2021 at 6:30 PM Eastern Time
To register: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_Em8FzMtwT-Oo20JlPC_axg
Electric vehicles have gone mainstream and the growing demand for public charging access will significantly impact municipal planning activities. Whether your jurisdiction is considering providing public charging resources for your residents or adding electric vehicles to your fleet, this webinar will discuss the benefits of developing a robust … Read More...
A recording of this webinar is available on our YouTube Channel.
Michael Martin from the office of New York State Archives presents on the new Retention and Disposition Schedule for New York Local Government Records or LGS-1. The LGS-1 was launched on August 1, 2020 and replaced all previous schedules on January 1, 2021. Its role in local governments, … Read More...
A three-part webinar series from the Tug Hill Tomorrow Land Trust and the NYS Tug Hill Commission,
Conservation on Tug Hill is geared towards municipalities and landowners.
The recording of Conservation Easements 101: Fact vs Fiction is available on our YouTube Channel.
Part 2: Farmland Conservation
Wednesday February 10, 2021 at 7:00 pm
In part 2, Farmland Conservation, … Read More...
The Tug Hill Commission is providing a free webinar on the new NYS Public Employer Mandatory Emergency Plan requirement on Tuesday, December 29, 2020 at 3:00 p.m. On Labor Day, Governor Cuomo signed legislation requiring all public employers to create contingency operations plans to protect public workers in future health emergencies. Jurisdictions with employees represented by a labor union must … Read More...
The Black River Initiative is a multi-pronged approach to protect and improve water quality, recreational opportunities, and communities along the Black River. The Black River Watershed Management Plan (2010), Black River 9-element Plan (2016), Black River Blueway Trail Plan (2007), and Black River Trail Scenic Byway Corridor Management Plan (2012) provide the foundation to advance existing efforts and new projects … Read More...