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
2020 Tug Hill Census Analysis (full resolution), (11.7 MB), March 2023
2020 Tug Hill Census Analysis (low resolution), (7.5 MB), March 2023
Adopting and Amending Zoning by Local Law, 2010, reviewed 2022
Abandoned Cemeteries and Municipal Responsibilities, February 2023
Documents Policies and Records to Have on File at the Clerk’s Office, November 2020
GIS Resources for Local Governments, June 2023
How to Appropriate Unanticipated Revenues, March 2022
How to Write a ZBA Decision, June 2023
Introduction to Municipal Websites, June 2023
Making a Successful Grant Application Checklist, January 2024
Municipal Fundraising & Gifting, March 2022
Municipal Insurance Coverage Annual Review, June 2023
Open Burning Regulations in NYS, 2010, reviewed 2022
Prior Written Notice, July 2019, reviewed February 2024
Procedure for Implementation of Low-Volume Road Designation, 2014, reviewed 2019
Regulating Home-Based Businesses, June 2023
Questions and Answers About Low-Volume Road Designation, 2003, reviewed 2019
Special District Brochure, November 2023, best printed on 11×17 paper
Town Budget Process Overview, August 2021
Why Prepare A Comprehensive Plan?, April 2024
Zoning Board of Appeals Guide For Towns & Villages, December 2020
ARCHIVED PAPERS
These papers may still be of interest, but please note they are not being reviewed and updated on a regular basis. Information may be dated.
Natural Gas: The Basics, 2010, reviewed 2019
Zoom for Public Meetings, Technical Manual, March 2020
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