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Registration Now Open for Tug Hill Commission’s
Annual Local Government Conference Scheduled for May 1 and 2
Published: January 22, 2024
at 06:00 a.m.
By: Press Release from NYS Tug Hill Commission
Tug Hill Local Government Conference May 1 and 2,
2024 Turning Stone Event Center
Watertown, NY – Local government
officials across Jefferson, Lewis, Oneida, and Oswego counties and beyond
can now register for the Tug Hill Commission's 32nd annual Local Government
Conference to be held at the Turning Stone Conference Center, 5218 Patrick
Road, Verona, NY 13478. Registration and session information for both the
Thursday, May 2 full day of training and for the Wednesday, May 1 afternoon
infrastructure roundtable are now available on the commission’s website at tughill.org/localgovernmentconference/. At this
website, you can navigate through a series of menus that detail hotel
accommodations, detailed session descriptions, and exhibitor and
sponsorship opportunities. You can also call our office at 315-785-2380 if
you have any questions.
The local
government conference typically draws over 600 attendees and over 25
exhibitors, and provides training and networking opportunities for town
supervisors, village mayors, town and village board members, clerks,
planning and zoning board members, highway superintendents, assessors, and
other government officials. Anyone is welcome to attend. Registrations can
be completed on-line with credit card payment, or through the mail with a
check.
There are three
ways to take advantage of this year’s conference and registration is
required for each. First, the traditional main conference and concurrent
sessions will take place Thursday, May 2, 2024. Breakfast will be served at
7:30 a.m., opening remarks begin at 8:30 a.m., and concurrent session begin
at 9:00 a.m. The conference concludes at 4:15 p.m. The regular registration
fee is $85 ($170 after April 1, 2024)*.
Second, together
with the Syracuse University Environmental Finance Center, an
Infrastructure Roundtable Discussion is also being offered on Wednesday,
May 1, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. The regular cost of this session is
$25 ($50 after April 1, 2024)*. If you are
interested in learning more about funding and financing for municipal
infrastructure in your town or village, come meet representatives from
funding agencies like the USDA, DEC, DOH, DOS and EFC and learn about
numerous existing and new funding opportunities for safe water (drinking
water), clean water (wastewater), road-related projects, and other
community investments. Find out how their programs can help make your
municipal infrastructure more resilient and adaptable and take the
opportunity to sit down with them individually to discuss your current
projects and funding needs.
Third, a
reception, sponsored by our platinum sponsor, GYMO Architecture,
Engineering & Land Surveying, will be held on Wednesday, May 1, 2024,
from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. All are invited to join us. There is a $15 fee
for this event ($30 after April 1, 2024)*. Hearty
appetizers will be served, and a cash bar will be available.
*If you are
registering with a check, your registration sheet must be postmarked by
April 1, 2024, to take advantage of the regular fee. If you are registering
with a credit card, the regular fee is also honored until April 1, 2024. On
or after April 2, 2024, all fees are doubled. No refunds will be issued
after April 1, 2024.
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The New York
State Tug Hill Commission is a non-regulatory state agency charged with
helping local governments, organizations, and citizens shape the future of
the region, especially its environment and economy. The commission uses a
grassroots approach to build local capacity and provide technical
assistance in land use planning, community development, and natural
resource management.
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