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Public urges Cayuga County to restore planning staff; legislature votes to bring back partial GIS post
Summary
Public testimony warned that cuts to the county planning office will undermine grant applications, water protection and downtown revitalization. In response, the legislature approved restoring 0.6 FTE of a senior GIS specialist to preserve mandated mapping services.
Hundreds of residents, municipal officials and economic development partners urged the Cayuga County Legislature to reconsider proposed staffing cuts to the county planning office during a lengthy public hearing.
Speakers representing villages, the Keuka Lake IDA and watershed groups described the planning office as essential to securing state grants, supporting zoning and carrying out downtown revitalization projects. "The department itself has and remains one of our most critical departments serving our community and our economic development efforts," said Mike Miller, director of the Keuka County…
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