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Cortland County Receives REDC Project Support

Cortland County projects have been awarded more than $4.3 million in Central New York Regional Economic Development Council grants announced yesterday in Albany.
The grants include:
• $870,000 for renovation and growth at the Marathon Boat Company;
• $800,000 for JM Murray’s expansion of its operations into the former Cortland Pump building in south Cortland;
• $500,000 to assist with the proposed redevelopment of the former Parker School as a child care facility
• $200,000 for the town of Cortlandville as it continues to develop the Gutchess Lumber Sports Park as a major Northeast sports tourism destination;
• More than $400,000 for window restoration at the city of Cortland’s historic fire station; and
• $215,000 for the removal of a dam causing aquatic connectivity obstruction on the Tioughnioga River.
The awards were part of an overall $86.2 million grant to the Central New York Region, comprising Cortland, Cayuga, Madison, Oswego, and Onondaga counties. The region was a “Top Awardee” in the annual economic development competition for the seventh time in nine years.
It’s great news for us and the region again this year,” said BDC executive director Garry VanGorder, a member of the REDC board. “It’s a lot of work but we have a great team. It’s paying off.”

Cortland County Hazard Mitigation Plan

The Cortland County Emergency Response and Communications is leading the update of the countywide HMP. This plan is an opportunity to detail a variety of potential hazards that could affect some or all our our residents and will also allow the county and participating municipalities to be eligible for future mitigation funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

The goal of the plan is to identify projects that can reduce damages from future hazards. The plan will include a risk assessment and a hazard mitigation strategy. The primary natural hazards of concern in the current County HMP include: Severe Storm, Severe Winter Storm, Earthquake, and Flood.  The 2020 update will review and update the hazards of concern as necessary due to any changes in risk.

The study will focus on existing buildings and potential future development, infrastructure, and critical facilities that might be impacted.  Critical facilities include but are not limited to municipal buildings and infrastructure such as power-generation facilities, water utilities, roadways, railroads and communication systems.

We will need your input! Please take our Citizen Survey to help us understand how we can make the County more resilient from natural hazards.  www.surveymonkey.com/r/CortlandCountyNYHMP