Local Planning & Zoning Officials
Greene County Economic Development, Tourism & Planning in partnership with New York Department of State, Columbia County Planning Department, and the Columbia County Planning Board will be hosting a training event on October 30, 2025 at:
SALAND FORUM• ROOM # 614
4400 ROUTE 23 • HUDSON, NY 12534
This training will cover three key topics: Special Use Permits, Record Keeping, and Area Variances.
Attendance is free of charge, and participants may be eligible for training credits to fulfill the New York State mandatory training requirements for municipal planning and zoning officials. For more details and to register, please visit: Land Use Training – October 30, 2025.
Catskill Watershed Corporation Center for Creative Land Development Comprehensive Planning Resources in New York Conservation Planning in the Hudson River Estuary Watershed Cornell Cooperative Extension Columbia and Greene Counties Creating Conservation Overlay Zoning Greene County Soil & Water Conservation District Mountaintop Better Site Design Roundtable New York 2017 Census of Agriculture
NYSDOS Local Government Training
The New York Department of State’s Local Government Training (LGt) staff teaches land use planning and regulation and local governance and procedure to local elected and appointed officials annually at regional and county workshops across the state.
The staff is also available to assist members of planning boards, zoning boards of appeals, local governing boards, and municipal staff with technical information, explanations, tips, and examples of successful approaches to land use and other local regulation.
James Hannahs, Director, Economic Development, Tourism & Planning
Kurt Goettsche, Project Manager
f. (518) 719-3789
e. planning@greenecountyny.gov
411 Main Street, Suite 419, Catskill NY, 12414