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Lewis County Announces Partnership for Veterans
Services with Jefferson County
Published: June 16, 2022 at
10:30 a.m.
By: Media Release from Lewis County Manager’s Office
Jefferson and Lewis County Announce Partnership for
Veterans Services
Lowville, NY – Jefferson and
Lewis Counties are working together to provide services to Veterans in the
North Country. As of Wednesday, June 1st, Veterans in Lewis County will now
have access to professional Veterans Service Officers from the Jefferson
County Veterans Service Office.
The Jefferson
County Veterans Service Office will hold open office hours Wednesdays and
Fridays from 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. at the Lewis County Courthouse, located
at 7660 N. State Street in Lowville. Veterans in need of assistance are
encouraged to make appointments, but walk-ins are also welcome. To make an
appointment, or inquire about the services available, please use the
contact information below:
Jefferson County Veterans Service Office
(M-F 9:00-5:00)- (315)
785-3086
Lewis County Office (Mon. & Weds.
8:30-4:30)- (315) 377-2065
Email: veterans@lewiscounty.ny.gov
The partnership
is the result of ongoing conversation and cooperation between the two Counties, and is only the most recent in a series of
shared services initiatives, including a shared Weights and Measures
Department commenced in 2017.
“Ensuring our
veterans have access to the services they earned is critically important to
our community. Jefferson County has more staff and resources than we can
offer on our own, and I’m excited to see how this partnership will benefit
the veterans in Lewis County,” said Lewis County Legislator Lisa Virkler, Chairwoman of the Health
and Human Services Committee.
“The North
Country is home to more veterans per capita than anywhere in the state. It
is an honor to provide those men and woman with access to robust services
here in the North Country,” said Jefferson County Legislator, Anthony Doldo, Chairman of the Health
and Human Services Committee.
The partnership
is a pilot program set to run through December 2022. The Board of
Legislators from both Counties will review the partnership during the 2023
budget planning process and decide if continuing to share this service is
in the best interest of the veterans being served.
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