CANTON – The fifth and final meeting of the Local Planning Committee (LPC) will be held Tuesday, Oct. 8, from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. in the Canton Justice Court Room, 60 Main St.

The LPC will be focused on developing a final slate of projects to recommend to New York State for consideration of funding. The meeting is open to the public and will include an opportunity for public comment at the beginning of the meeting. For more information, please visit the Canton NY Forward website at www.CantonNYForward.com

NY Forward is a central component of the State's economic development efforts, working together with the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI), to accelerate and expand the revitalization of New York's downtowns. NY Forward serves smaller communities with historic character that distinguishes them from the larger, more urban central business districts typically funded through DRI. NY Forward communities are walkable, less dense areas that serve the immediate local community, and are more local in nature - focusing on the immediately surrounding residential or rural agricultural centric development. Governor Kathy Hochul has committed $100 million for the second round of the NY Forward program. Each of the State’s ten Regional Economic Development Councils (REDCs) recommended two communities for NY Forward awards. In the North Country Region, Canton and Alexandria Bay were each the recipients of $4.5 million.

More information about NY Forward can be found at https://www.ny.gov/programs/ny-forward.  

NY Forward is led by the Department of State, in close partnership with Empire State Development, NYS Homes and Community Renewal and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority.

The Local Planning Committee (LPC) includes local and regional leaders, stakeholders, and community representatives. LPC members attend a variety of meetings to brainstorm ideas, provide direction to consultants, review planning products, and prioritize actions. Village Mayor Michael Dalton and Kathryn Morris, President of St. Lawrence University and Co-Chair of the North Country Regional Economic Development Council, are the Canton LPC Co-Chairs.