The following are brief summaries of recent Planning Department activities which are representative of the Department’s County government staff support role:

Steuben County Sewer District #1
The Planning Director is Chairman of the Board of Directors of Steuben County Sewer District #1.  The district was formed by the Legislature in 2000 to permit the building of a wastewater line from the Mercury Aircraft facilities in Hammondsport and Urbana to the Ira Davenport Hospital, for subsequent treatment by the Village of Bath Sewage Treatment Plant.  During 2001, the required applications to NYSDEC and the Great Lakes Commission were developed.  Following approval by DEC, the application to the Great Lakes Commission will be submitted.  This is necessary due to the transfer of water from the Great Lakes Basin to the Susquehanna River basin by the proposed wastewater line.
 

Office Space Study
In the spring of 2000, the Agriculture, Industry, and Planning Committee requested that the Planning Department conduct a comprehensive review of Steuben County office space and related facilities.  This request resulted from a growing discussion, among some legislators, of building a Human Services Building to house the County’s human service-related departments, and possibly other related non-profit agencies serving Steuben County.  The Planning Director completed the study and presented it to the AIP Committee in June, 2001.  The study is available from the Planning Department.
 

Publications
The Planning Department carries out a variety of research activities and policy analyses to assist the County Administrator and County Legislature.  Some of these activities culminate in the production of a report.  These reports are available to the public for a small duplication fee.  The following reports are available from the Planning Department:

County Revenue Study: An Analysis of the Revenue Sources Utilized by Steuben County Departments; May, 1991

Survey of Jail Capacity Expansion Activities of Western New York Counties; December 1991

Youth Programs in Steuben County: An Overview; August, 1999

Steuben County Government Office Space Study: Departmental Needs Assessment with Preliminary Building Options; June, 2001

Citizens’ Guide to Steuben County Government; January, 2002