Tug Hill
Commission
Handouts & References
The items listed below can be obtained by contacting the Commission or through
Circuit Riders with any of the Tug Hill Region's Councils of Governments
(COG).
Tug Hill Commission, Dulles State Office Building, 317 Washington Street, 6th
Floor, Watertown, New York 13601
Phone: (315)
785-2380/2570 or e-mail tughill@tughill.org
Conservation Easement/Land
Preservation | Council of Governments
| Forestry | Groundwater | Highway
| Miscellaneous Brochures, Newsletters &
Handouts | NY Planning Federation | NYS
Association of Towns | NYS Department of
State | NYS Office of the
State Comptroller | Planning & Zoning
| Recreation | Seqr | Training
Papers & Material | Tug Hill Commission
| Tug Hill Commission Workshop
Handouts | Tug Hill Tomorrow Land
Trust | Tug Hill, Regional (Books &
Articles about the Tug Hill Region
CONSERVATION
EASEMENT/LAND PRESERVATION
- Conservation Easements & East Branch of Fish Creek Watershed. East Branch
of Fish Creek Working Group, 9/98
- Land Resource Preservation. DOS, 1986
- Protecting Tug Hill's Land Legacy. THT, 1996
- Tug Hill Conservation Easement Tax Law - Chapter 419, July 22, 1998.
COUNCILS OF GOVERNMENTS
FORESTRY
- Helping You Help Tug Hill: Financial & Tech. Asst. for Planting Trees
on Tug Hill. NYS DEC, THRIFT, THC.
- Logging Workshop 10/97: Forest Prod. Ind. Econ. Impact Sum. For Tug Hill
Region (10/97) and TLC for NY's Forest.
- Logging Workshop 10/97: Issue Briefing Paper. Empire State Forest Products
Association, 5/97.
- Tug Hill's Eastern Core Forest: Rec. for the Protection of Jobs,
Environment, and Traditional Uses. E. Br. Of Fish Cr. Wrk. Grp., 4/97.
GROUNDWATER
HIGHWAY
- Classifying & Managing Low-Volume Local Road. Cornell Local Roads
Program,
3/96.
- Guidelines: Geometric Des. of Local Bridges on Low Volume Roads Local Bridge
Standards SubCom, 02/05/99.
- Low Volume Local Roads - Local Law Filing Instructions. Cornell Local
Roads Program, LGC 1998.
- Manual: Guidelines for Rural Town & County Roads. Cornell Local Roads
Program, 12/92.
- The North Country Transportation Study Newsletter, Volume 3, November 2001
(DANC)
MISCELLANEOUS BROCHURES, NEWSLETTERS
& HANDOUTS
- Salmon River Corridor 1995 Citizen Survey Results. Salmon River Greenway
Committee, 1996.
- Salmon River Greenway News Brief. THC
- The Countryside Institute, The Countryside Exchange, The Glynwood Center
Handouts
- THRIFT: Tug Hill Resources Investment for Tomorrow Brochure
NEW YORK PLANNING FEDERATION
- NYPF Application and Publications List
NYS ASSOCIATION OF TOWNS
- AOT Publications List, 1997
- First Meeting of the New Town Board (NYS Association of Towns), 1997
- The Association of Towns of the State of New York Brochure
NYS
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
NYS
OFFICE OF THE STATE COMPTROLLER
PLANNING & ZONING
- Cooperative Rural Planning: A Tug Hill Case Study. Marsh,1981
- Guide to Planning & Zoning Laws of NYS. Coon Series, DOS., February
2001
- Guidelines for Quality Sign Design: Village of Sackets Harbor Historic
District. Spring, 1993
- Land Use Moratoria. Coon Series, DOS, 1999.
- Land Use Planning Services Available to TH Municipalities. THC, May 1998
- Managing Change: A Pilot Study in Rural Design & Planning. THC
- Planning Accord for Tug Hill (PATH), 1992
- Sign Control. DOS, 1987
RECREATION
- Adirondack Great Walks & Day Hikes Guide. Adirondack
Regional Tourism Council, 1997.
- Adirondack North Country Regional Map. ANCA, 1996.
- ATV Study, 2005
- Bikeways of the Adirondack North Country Map. ANCA,
1997.
- BYWAYS Maps and Narratives & Art and Craft Trails
Map. ANCA
- Lewis County Brochures
o Lewis County Black River Canoe Trail Guide
o
Lewis County Cycling Guide
o Lewis County, New York, Travel Guide
o Snowmobile Map: Lewis County, NY, 1997-98
o
Snowmobiling in Lewis County 1997-98
- Salmon Hills Cross Country Ski Resort Brochures. 1998.
- Tug Hill Recreation Guide: A Guide to X-Country Skiing, Hiking, Biking
& Fishing Access in TH. THT
- Winona Forest: Recreation area on the Tug Hill Plateau Brochure. WERA
Group, 1997.
- Winter Recreation Guide to the Tug Hill Sno Zone & T.I. International
Rec. Region Map. T.I. International Council.
SEQR
- 6 NYCRR, Part 617 - amended June 2000, effective July 2000
- Applicant's Guide to SEQR Brochure. Div. Of Reg. Affairs, NYS DEC, July
1988.
- Citizen's Guide to SEQR Brochure. Div. Of Reg. Affairs, NYS DEC, July
1988.
- Local Official's Guide to SEQR Brochure. Div. Of Reg. Affairs, NYS DEC,
September 1988.
- SEQR Negative Declaration Form & 6 NYCRR Part 617, Environmental
Conservation Law, 1/96.
- The SEQR Cookbook: A Step-by Step Discussion of the SEQR Process. Div. Of
Env. Permits, NYS DEC, May 1998
- What is SEQR? Brochure. Div. Of Reg. Affairs, NYS DEC, July 1988.
TRAINING PAPERS and MATERIAL
- Local Government Information Materials, THC.
- Technical
Paper & Issue Paper Request Form. THC
- THC
Issue Paper: ATV's in the Tug Hill Region: Issues to Consider, 2004
- THC
Issue Paper: Conservation Easements, 2003
- THC
Issue Paper: Harnessing the Wind on Tug Hill, 2003
- THC
Issue Paper: Organic Dairy Farming
- THC
Issue Paper: Snowmobiling in the Tug Hill Region & Lewis County: Opportunities
for NYS & Tug Hill, 2000
- THC
Issue Paper: The Tug Hill Forest: Contribution to a Regional Economy &
Way of Life, 2003
- THC
Issue Paper: Winter Logging, Winter Recreation, and Town Roads, 2003
- THC
Technical Paper: A List of Common Funding Sources, 2000
- THC
Technical Paper: Adopting & Amending Zoning by Local Law, 2003
- THC
Technical Paper: Cemeteries Technical Paper, 2005
- THC Technical Paper and Coon Series Paper. Conducting
Public Meetings & Public Hearings, 1995. Available at NYS
Department of State website.
- THC Technical Paper and Coon Series Paper. Controlling
Junk, 2004. Available at NYS
Department of State website.
- THC
Technical Paper: Documents, Policies, and Records to have on file in the Municipal
Clerk's Office
- THC
Technical Paper: Forming a Not-for profit Corporation in New York State
- THC Technical Paper and Coon Series Paper. Governmental
Immunity From Zoning, 1999. Available at NYS
Department of State website.
- THC
Technical Paper: Grant Preparation Tips, 2000
- THC Technical and Coon Series Paper. Guide to
Planning and Zoning Laws of New York State, February 2001. Available
at NYS Department of
State website.
- THC
Technical Paper: Home Occupations Checklist, 2003
- THC
Technical Paper: How to Appropriate Unanticipated Revenues, 2003
- THC
Technical Paper: Municipal Fundraising and Gifting, February 2001
- THC
Technical Paper: Prior Written Notices, 2000
- THC
Technical Paper: Procedure for Implementation of Low-Volume Roads Designation
2003
- THC
Technical Paper: Pros and Cons of Computer Networking in Local Government,
April 2002
- THC
Technical Paper: Questions & Answers About Low-Volume Road Designation,
2003
- THC Technical Paper and Coon Series Paper. Record
Keeping Tips for Zoning Administration, 1996. Available at NYS
Department of State website.
- THC
Technical Paper: Subdivision Enforcement, 2003
- THC
Technical Paper: Zoning Board of Appeals, 2003
- THC Technical Paper and Coon Series Paper. Zoning
Board of Appeals, 1994. Available at NYS
Department of State website.
- THC Technical Paper and Coon Series Paper. Zoning
Enforcement, 1998. Available at NYS
Department of State website.
- THC Training Card: Area Variance Criteria: Town Law
Section 267-b & Village Law Section 7-712b, August 1998.
- THC Training Card: County Review Criteria for Towns
& Villages, August 1998.
- THC Training Card: Executive Session guidelines for
Towns & Villages, August 1998.
- THC Training Card: Notice of Meeting Guidelines for
Towns & Villages, August 1998.
- THC Training Card: SEQR Type I Actions, August 1998.
- THC Training Card: Town & Village Site Plan Review/Special
Use Application Checklist, August 1998.
- THC Training Card: Use Variance: Town Law Section
267-b & Village Law Section 7-712-b, August 1998.
- Training Opportunities for Local Officials. THC
TUG HILL
COMMISSION
- 2005-2009
Strategic Plan
- Headwaters, THC Newsletter, 2007
- Headwaters, THC Newsletter, 2006
- Headwaters, THC Newsletter, 2005
- Headwaters, THC Newsletter,
2004
- Headwaters.
THC Newsletter, 2003
- Tug Hill Commission Brochure
- Tug Hill Commission Law - Article 37 - Chapter 440
- Tug Hill Commission Legislation, 1998.
- Tug Hill Commission, White Paper.
- Tug Hill Regional Map, 2003
- Tug Hill Reserve Act, 1992
TUG HILL COMMISSION
WORKSHOP HANDOUTS
TUG HILL TOMORROW LAND TRUST
- Greenings Newsletter. Tug Hill Tomorrow.
- Tug Hill Tomorrow, Inc. Brochure. THT, 2003
TUG HILL, REGIONAL (Books & Articles
about the Tug Hill Region)
- A Wildlife/Forest Cutting Approach for Tug Hill. J. Page, NYSDEC, May
1982.
- Hunters, Tug Hill & The Tug Hill Commission. THC, June 1998.
- Profile of the Tug Hill Region. NYS DEC Conservationist, 1975
- The Tug Hill Commission and Forestry. THC, April 1999.
- Tug Hill Program. pp. 170, 1981
- Tug Hill, A Threatened Paradise. NYSDEC Conservationist, April 1991.
- Tug Hill, New York; Progress Through Cooperation in a Rural Region, 1992
- Tug Hill: A Place, A Time. Article by L. Chamberlain, 1984
- Working Today To Protect A Critical TH Watershed For Tomorrow. NYS Caucus
NFA, 1998.
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