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Planning department to advertise new housing-and-community-development administrator; regional housing study funded
Summary
Tompkins County Planning & Sustainability announced a reimagined position focused on housing and community development, a Southern Tier regional housing study, and reported that Danby secured nearly $700,000 in homeowner rehabilitation funding that leveraged county seed money.
Tompkins County planning staff on Thursday described organizational changes and regional housing work intended to increase capacity for housing programs and grant administration.
Katie (Planning & Sustainability) said Joan Jerkovich, a long‑time planning staff member, will retire in mid‑February and the department will advertise a reimagined role titled planning administrator, housing and community development director. "The new position is going to be called planning…
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