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Joint Comp Planning

2006 Community Survey

2006 Community Survey Instrument – for all four towns (70 KB – PDF file)

Survey Summary for all 4 towns (242 KB – PDF file)

Survey Results for all 4 towns (254 KB – PDF file)

Harrisburg Survey Results (260KB – PDF file)

Martinsburg Survey Results (254 KB – PDF file)

Montague Survey Results (254 KB – PDF file)

Pinckney Survey Results (254 KB – PDF file)

Harrisburg Comments (64 KB – PDF file)

Martinsburg Comments (127 KB – PDF file)

Montague Comments (94 KB – PDF file)

Pinckney Comments (69 KB – PDF file)

Community Profiles

Harrisburg Profile (189 KB – PDF file)

Martinsburg Profile (110 KB – PDF file)

Montague Profile (117 KB – PDF file)

Pinckney Profile (95 KB – PDF file)

Harrisburg E-Podunk Community Profile(web link)

Martinsburg E-Podunk Community Profile (web link)

Montague E-Podunk Community Profile(web link)

PinckneyE-Podunk Community Profile(web link)

Vision, Goals & Objectives

Montague Montague

PinckneyPinckney

Land Use & Development Policies

Harrisburg
Martinsburg
Montague
Pinckney

Plan Maps

Topography

Harrisburg Topography
Martinsburg Topography
Montague Topography
Pinckney Topography

Population

Harrisburg Population
Martinsburg Population
Montague Population
Pinckney Population

Seasonal Roads

Martinsburg Minimum Maintenance Roads
Montague Minimum Maintenance Roads
Pinckney Minimum Maintenance Roads

Ag Districts

Harrisburg Ag Districts
Martinsburg Ag Districts
Montague Ag Districts
Pinckney Ag Districts

Watersheds

Harrisburg Watersheds
Martinsburg Watersheds
Montague Watersheds
Pinckney Watersheds

Snowmobile Trails

Harrisburg Snowmobile Trails
Martinsburg Snowmobile Trails
Montague Snowmobile Trails
Pinckney Snowmobile Trails

School Districts

Harrisburg School Districts
Martinsburg School Distrits
Montague School Districts
Pinckney School Districts

Land Use

Harrisburg Land Use
Martinsburg Land Use
Montague Land Use
Pinckney Land Use

Development Constraints

Harrisburg Development Constraints
Martinsburg Development Constraints
Montague Development Constraints
Pinckney Development Constraints

Planning Accord for Tug Hill 1991 – Goals & Objectives (24KB – PDF file)

Resource Management Plan 1976 – Goals & Objectives (26KB – PDF file)

Meetings:

Tuesday,January 30, 2007 – Survey Results – AGENDA
Wednesday, February 28th – Comp Plan Process – AGENDA
Monday, March 26th – Community Profile & Maps – AGENDA
Monday, April 30th – Natural Resources & Env– AGENDA – handout
Tuesday, May 29th – Ag – AGENDA – handout – T Lloyd CP on agriculture
Monday, June 25th – Historic Preservation – AGENDA – handout
Monday, July 30th – Transportation – AGENDA – handout
Monday, September 17th – Open Space – AGENDA – handout
Monday, October 22nd – Recreation – AGENDA – handout
Monday, November 26th – Recreation – AGENDA
Monday, January 28th – Economic Development – AGENDA
Monday, February 25th – Goals & Strategies – AGENDA – comunity vision
Monday, April 28th – Goals & Strategies – AGENDA
Monday, June 2nd – Special Areas Discussion – AGENDA
Tuesday, June 24th – Lewis County Comp Plan Discussion
Wednesday, September 10th – Special Areas Discussion Continued
Monday, October 20th – Special Areas Discussion Continued
Monday, November 17th – Land Use/Dev Policies – AGENDA
Examples of LU/Dev Policies: Adams – Hastings – Lowville – Forestburgh
Tuesday, February 24th – Land Use/Dev Policies – handout

Related Files:

Plan Topics and Meeting Schedule (146 KB – PDF file)
NYS Statutes on Comprehensive Planning (30 KB – PDF file)
Special Area Guidelines Workbook (139 KB – PDF file)
Lewis County Ag Enhancement Plan – Adopted 2004 (912 KB – PDF file)
Visioning & Goal Setting (2.8 M – PDF file) by Lisa Nagal, Elan Planning & Design
Tug Hill Tommorrow’s Presentation to 4-Town Plan Com. (7,153 KB – PDF file)
TheNature Conservancy’s Presentation to 4-Town Plan Com. (2,040 KB – PDF file)
Plan Topics and Meeting Schedule (revised 10/16/08) (113 KB – PDF file)

Related Links:

DECState Forest by Region
Lewis County, NY: Come Farm With Us
NorthernNew York Historical Papers
LewisCounty NY Genweb
TugHill Tomorrow Land Trust
The Nature Conservancy
New York Natural Heritage Program
Lewis County Trail System Plan
Lewis County Sheriff Department – 2005 ATV Report
Rodman-Barns Corners Cross Country Trails – Town of Pinckney
Tug Hill Wildlife Management Facility – Town of Montague
Whetstone Gulf State Park – Town of Martinsburg
Lewis County Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
Development Authority of the North Country
Lewis County Comprehensive Plan – Draft Vision & Implementation – Jan 2009

Related Resources:

THC Technical Paper: Why Prepare a Comprehensive Plan? (website link)
DOS Publication: Zoning and the Comprehensive Plan (website link)

Examples of comprehensive plans in NYS:

In Tug Hill Region:
Town of Amboy, Oswego County (website link)
Village of Holland Patent (websitelink)
Village of Sylvan Beach, Oneida County (website link)

Others:
Town of Bolton, Waren County (website link) (population 2,117)
Town of Canandaigua, Ontario County (website link) (population 7,649)
Town of Chatham, Columbia County (website link) (population 4,249)
Town of Charlton, Saratoga County (website link) (population 3,954)
Town of Dryden, Tompkins County (website link) (population 13,532)
Town of Galway, Saratoga County (website link) (population 3,589)
Town of Hurley, Ulster County (website link) (population 6,564)
Town of Kinderhook, Ulster County (website link) (population 8,296)
Town of Lloyd, Columia County (website link) (population 9,941)
Town of New Baltimore, Greene County (website link) (population 3,417)
Town and Village of Phelps, Ontario County (website link) (population 8,986)
Town of Porter, Niagara County (website link) (population 6,920)
Town of Queensbury, Warren County (website link) (population 25,441)
Town of Sand Lake, Rensselaer County (website link) (population 7,987)
Town of Saratoga, Saratoga County (website link) (population 5,141)
Village of Whitesboro, Oneida County (website link) (population 3,943)
Town of Essex, Essex County (website link) (population 713)
Town of Forestburgh, Sullivan County (website link) (population 833)
Town of Halcott, Greene County (website link) (population 193)
Town of Lake Pleasant, Hamilton County (website link) (population 876)


The Spring CTHC Dinner/Meeting held on May 19, 2005 in Constableville, NY, included a presentation by Nan Stolzenberg, founder and principal consultant of Community Planning & Environmental Associates, Berne, New York.

View Nan’s presentation HERE (1,393 KB – PDF File).

Ms.Stolzenburg is a Certified Planner, and has professional and personal experience in planning, facilitation, the environment, agriculture, public participation, writing, researching, and management. In addition to consulting, Nan assists her husband in managing their 120-cow Holstein dairy farm, located in Schoharie County. As a member of a small, rural community, Nan understands the particular characteristics and challenges facing communities in the Tug Hill Region. Her work emphasizes that each community’s unique character must be recognized and nourished in the face of change and development, as it is one of the most important cultural and economic assets our communities possess.

 

last updated 5/17/12

For Information about CTHC:

Angie Kimball, CTHC Coordinator
angie@tughill.org

P.O.Box 34
Redfield, NY 13437

Cell: (315) 599-8825

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