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Committee advances Lewis County Land Bank application, schedules next steps for incorporation
Summary
Planning director Casandra Buell told the committee the county will apply to Empire State Development in March to form a land bank; the committee forwarded a resolution to create an 11-member Land Bank Corporation and staff will pursue grants and finalize board nominations.
Casandra Buell, Lewis County director of planning and community development, presented next steps on Feb. 24 for establishing a Lewis County Land Bank. Buell said the immediate priority is submitting an application to Empire State Development (ESD) in March; if complete, the application could be considered at ESD’s May meeting.
Buell summarized legal and incorporation tasks: the county must adopt a local law or resolution specifying the land bank name…
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