The North Shore Council of Governments wants YOUR input as it works with MRB Group on the North Shore Economic Resiliency and Recovery Plan. Please fill out one or both of the surveys below, depending on whether you are a community member/resident or a business owner. Thank you!
Community Members/Residents: www.tinyurl.com/norcogcommunity
Businesses: www.tinyurl.com/norcogbusiness
The North Shore Council of Governments economic resilience and recovery study steering committee will meet Wednesday, September 20, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the West Monroe town hall, 46 County Route 11, West Monroe, New York.
The public is welcome to attend this meeting.
The North Shore Council of Governments will meet on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the West Monroe town hall, 46 County Route 11, West Monroe, New York. The public is welcome to attend this meeting.
The North Shore Council of Governments is scheduled to meet Wednesday, August 16, 2023, at 7:00 p.m. at the West Monroe town hall, 46 County Route 11, West Monroe, New York.
The main purpose of this meeting is to meet with the County of Oswego Industrial Development Agency CEO Austin Wheelock, and David Turner, director of strategic initiatives for Oswego County and past director of the county Department of Community Development, Tourism, and Planning.
The public is welcome to attend this meeting.
The next meeting of the North Shore Council of Governments is scheduled for Wednesday, May 3, 2023 at 7:00 p.m. at the West Monroe town hall, 46 County Route 11, West Monroe, New York. The agenda will include discussion of Micron-associated development in the area, economic development, and the Oneida Lake Nine Element Plan.
The public is welcome to attend.
The North Shore Council of Governments held a joint meeting with the Salmon Rivers Council of Governments Thursday, July 7, 2022 in the Steelhead Room at Tailwater Lodge in Altmar, New York. Guest speakers included Dave Turner, Oswego County director of planning and community development and director of strategic initiatives, Ellen Holst, president of the board of directors of Operation Oswego County, the county industrial development agency, and Katie Malinowski, executive director of the New York State Tug Hill Commission.
As the past year has shown, reliable access to broadband internet is no longer a luxury. Covid-19 forced many aspects of our daily lives online; virtual learning, working from home, online shopping, telemedicine, and simply staying connected with those we care about. It has also shown how prevalent the digital divide is in parts of Central New York.
To help address this issue, the Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board (CNY RPDB) has partnered with Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, and Oswego Counties to complete a study that will identify areas within each County that lack access to reliable broadband internet. Assisting with this study is ECC Technologies, a private consulting firm based in Rochester, NY that has a successful history of working with counties and municipalities across Upstate New York to identify and solve broadband internet access issues.
As part of this study, ECC Technologies has created a website and survey material that will allow us to collect data about broadband access in the region, called the Broadband Availability and Adoption Toolset (BAAT). The BAAT survey is being used to reach residents and businesses to learn about their current internet access issues, service reliability, and the affordability of their internet access options.
A website with the community survey launched on Friday April 30th and will run through July 31st. The survey is accessible on any device with internet connection.
The confidential information collected from this survey will be used to identify areas in the County most in need of improved internet access service. The information will also provide the basis for developing a plan to improve broadband internet access in Oswego County and across Central New York. The plan will be completed by October 2021.
Please feel free to contact the CNY RPDB at (315) 412-5966 for assistance in filling out the survey over the phone or to request a survey be mailed directly to your home or business.
Thank you for being an important part of this initiative. Your assistance in helping to facilitate community engagement in the survey will provide the basis for improving broadband internet service in the Central New York. Please feel free to contact the CNY RPDB, if you have any questions about the survey and the broadband internet study.
The Nprth Shore Council of Governments will meet Friday, November 13, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. at the Constantia Town Hall, 14 Frederick Street, Constantia, New York. This meeting is open to the public.
