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Development Authority Launches New Planning Tool

 

Published: November 29, 2021 at 11:00 a.m.

By: Press Release from Development Authority of the North Country

 

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Development Authority Launches New Planning Tool

 

The Development Authority of the North County, in collaboration with Fort Drum and surrounding communities, has launched a new tool to promote better communication between the partners about land use decisions.

 

The Fort Drum Compatibility Query Tool helps identify potential encroachment issues that could impact Fort Drum’s mission. The GIS tool is available in the Fort Drum Compatibility Internet Mapping Application as well as in the public internet mapping portals for Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties. The query tool identifies multiple layers of parcel data, including zoning, infrastructure and relevant military data, as well as Fort Drum’s training areas, ranges, air accident zones and airspace information. Proposed wind and solar projects in the three counties are also identified on the maps.

 

“This tool is key to opening lines of communication between Fort Drum and decision-makers in surrounding communities,” said Michelle Capone, Director of Regional Development for Development Authority. “We hope it will help coordinate development efforts between Fort Drum, local government officials, developers and other stakeholders within Jefferson, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties.”

 

Representatives from all three counties and Fort Drum participated in the development of the query tool, which was funded in part with a grant from the U.S. Department of Defense, Office of Local Defense Community Cooperation. The idea for the query tool came from recommendations in the Joint Land Use Study that the Development Authority coordinated among stakeholders several years ago. The study made recommendations to improve communications between Fort Drum and the surrounding communities in order to address potential land use encroachment.

 

The query tool is available on the Fort Drum Compatibility web site at https://maps.dancgis.org/ima/?IMA=Fort Drum Compatibility.

 

The query tool should be used for preliminary evaluations and outreach efforts; it does not constitute an informal or formal review.

 

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About the Development Authority

The Development Authority of the North Country is a leader in providing regional infrastructure and technical services to municipalities that strengthen communities in Jefferson, St. Lawrence and Lewis counties.  As a New York State Public Benefit Corporation chartered in 1985 and based in Watertown, NY, the Authority works with partners to meet the region’s infrastructure needs in water, wastewater, housing, telecommunications and solid waste management, owning and operating water and wastewater lines, over 2,000 miles of fiber network, and a tri-county solid waste management facility in Rodman, NY. Visit the Authority online at www.danc.org or www.northcountryrecycles.org.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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