Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Economic Development topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
County administrator and economic development CEO outline grants, site studies and hires
Summary
County Administrator Stoller reported completion of Phase 1 of the Newsom CDBG project, hiring of a utility system operator trainee, ongoing site and commerce/logistics studies with Timmons Group, and tentative plans for a kayak grant and data‑tracking grant; Carl T. Heck, FFEDI president and CEO, detailed grants and Main Street work.
County Administrator Stoller (speaker 3) told the board that Phase 1 of the Newsom Community Development Block Grant project is complete and that the county has applied for a Phase 2 planning grant; staff are awaiting award notices. Stoller said the county is continuing a radio project, advertising for a CDL‑required public service worker position and recently hired utility system operator trainee Kayla Whitley, who began Jan. 20.
Stoller updated supervisors on economic development site work with the Timmons Group, reporting about 21 potential sites under consideration and ongoing wetland delineation and planning studies. He also described a building study with Moseley architects for space needs and possible renovations, tentatively scheduled for presentation at the April 15 budget work session.
Carl T. Heck (speaker 12), president and CEO of FFEDI, briefed the board on community visioning, Main Street initiatives in Cortland, and two grants he said the organization had received: one for a potential kayak project and one for county data tracking. Heck also said the county is planning events around the county's 250th anniversary on July 4, 2026, and that startup programming for Franklin‑Southampton is likely to be pushed into the fall to attract more state funding.
The board asked for periodic updates on the 250th anniversary planning and will receive the building study during budget work sessions this spring.
