County manager reviews 2025 goals; highlights rail‑trail, school reuse and broadband progress
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Summary
The county manager presented the year‑end goals report: completed items included a town asset ArcGIS integration, BOCES EMT enrollments, solid‑waste fee changes, a rail‑trail master plan kickoff and broadband expansions; several items (road swaps, junkyard law, economic park) will carry to 2026.
At the board’s Dec. 2 meeting the county manager gave a year‑end review of the goals set at the start of 2025, outlining projects completed, partially completed and deferred to 2026.
The manager said several general services goals were completed, including onboarding the town of Turin to an ArcGIS asset network, continuing the BOCES EMT enrollment program, adopting a new solid‑waste fee and fine structure, and hiring a consultant to create a countywide EMS stabilization plan expected to finish in 2026. The manager also reported that the county closed on the railroad and “kicked off the master rail trail plan with Alta Engineering” and that Lions Falls School has been sold with Glenfield under a pre‑possession agreement and an expected closing around Feb. 15.
Not all goals were met: road swaps and transfers were researched but not yet executed, revisions to the junkyard/property maintenance local law remain on the 2026 agenda, and a proposed county economic development park has not been secured. Manager said the micro‑transit initiative is nearing announcement and that broadband expansion continued in the town of Gregg.
Why it matters: The report consolidates progress and outstanding work that will shape capital and service priorities for 2026, including EMS planning, infrastructure swaps, and asset reuse.
What happens next: Several items were identified for 2026 follow‑up (road execution, junkyard law revisions, economic development property acquisition) and one staff‑led EMS plan is expected to be completed in 2026.