When topics arise that are of concern to many Tug Hill municipalities, commission staff develops issue or technical papers to provide information and background in a concise, organized manner. Issue papers explore more complicated topics important to the region, where technical papers describe how to do something or provide data-driven information. Below is a listing of our current papers, as well as links to other websites with useful information.
ISSUE PAPERS
How Winter is Changing in the Tug Hill Region, March 2025, NEW!!
Ambulance Service in Rural NYS, August 2024
Black River Initiative Progress Report: 2010-2020, December 2020
Conservation Easements, February 2022
Historic Preservation, April 2022
Justice Court Consolidation Solutions, July 2021
Land Ownership and Protected Lands in the Tug Hill Region, June 2020
NYS Climate Policy Implications: A Tug Hill Housing Analysis, April 2024
Planning for Solar Energy Projects, June 2023
Protecting Town Roads From Snow Plowing Demands: A Checklist, January 2019
Short Term Rentals, July 2022
The Forest Tax Exemption and Impacts on Municipal Budgets, November 2024
The Montague Doppler Radar, An Overview, February 2023
The Next Generation of Wind Farms on Tug Hill, July 2022
The Roads Less Traveled: Minimum Maintenance Roads, July 2022
Town Roads and Tug Hill’s Working Landscape, February 2022
Tug Hill Aquifer 101, December 2022
Use and Regulation of Drones for Municipalities, June 2023
TECHNICAL PAPERS
Documents Policies and Records to Have on File at the Clerk’s Office, November 2020
Making a Successful Grant Application Checklist, January 2024
Municipal Fundraising & Gifting, March 2022