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Cayuga County staff seek grants for waterfront plan, bridge and countywide housing study

5785341 · September 12, 2025
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County planning staff reported state sign-off on the Village of Cayuga LWRP and described pending grant applications including a $1.6 million Joel Island bridge request and a $100,000 feasibility request for a county housing study; Auburn Housing Authority has pledged $20,000 toward the study, leaving a roughly $30,000 gap.

Cayuga County planning staff reported progress on multiple planning and grant efforts and outlined near-term application deadlines for several programs, including a roughly $1.6 million request to replace the Joel Island bridge and a $100,000 feasibility study request for a countywide housing study.

Kelly Kirk, a county planning staff member, said the New York State Department of State completed its internal review of the Village of Cayuga’s Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP), and the village will begin the state 60-day review in October. "If all goes well, probably by the beginning of the year, we'll be able to have that adopted by the village…

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