Home—Town of Niles Comprehensive Plan Project

In 2006, the Niles Comprehensive Plan Committee (CPC) was formed to investigate the need for a town-wide comprehensive plan. The CPC is a volunteer group comprised of residents, business owners and other interested citizens that has been charged with creating a comprehensive plan, which will help guide future growth and development, while maintaining the traditional, rural character and high quality of life for the residents in Niles.

A comprehensive plan is a public, consensus-driven document that will be used by the elected officials as a blueprint for decision making within the Town. The plan will not only include information on the history of Niles and the changes that have already taken place, but will focus on how the residents want their community to look in the future.

The major components of the Town of Niles Comprehensive Plan will include:

• An assessment of the community, trends in population, housing, economics and land use;
• The identification of the community’s vision for the future;
• A detailed explanation of the goals and objectives for achieving the community’s vision for housing, public facilities, education, public safety, cultural and recreational resources, economic development, and environmental protection; and
• An implementation strategy that states the short, medium and long-term action items that will support the goals and objectives of the plan.

In order to create the comprehensive plan, a series of public meetings will be held to identify community assets, areas in need of improvement, strategies for economic growth, and appropriate development within the Town. All of the meetings will be held at night or on the weekend, to accommodate the schedules of the members of the community. For more information on meeting dates and times, contact Kristy LaManche at (315) 422-8276 or klamanche@cnyrpdb.org.

The Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board (CNYRPDB) will be serving as a consultant to the CPC. The CNYRPDB is a public agency that was established in 1966 to provide a range of services in the areas of economic development, environmental management, Community Development, and regional information and research, to Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, and Oswego Counties.

Since 2002, Congressman James Walsh has secured funding for the continuation of the CNYRPDB’s Finger Lakes Water Resources, Agriculture and Open Lands Conservation Project. The goal of the project is to help municipalities protect water resources and open lands, preserve fertile agricultural soils, and maintain the traditional, rural character of the Finger Lakes region while promoting growth and development whenever appropriate. The CNYRPDB’s assistance to the Town of Niles is paid for under this grant.

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