Moriah's NY Forward grant seeks public input

MORIAH | What projects would make the biggest difference on Moriah's Historic Main Street? The Town of Moriah Local Planning Committee (LPC) is inviting residents, business owners, and other community members to share their opinions through a new online survey. The LPC is evaluating projects that could help revitalize Main Street and are being considered for funding through the NY Forward program. The survey asks participants to provide feedback on the proposed projects and share additional ideas that could support downtown revitalization. Community input will help the LPC develop its recommendations for funding consideration. Final funding decisions will be made by New York State. The online survey is available at www.MoriahNYForward.com through Friday, Nov. 20. Community members are encouraged to participate and help shape the future of Moriah's Historic Main Street. In addition, the LPC will hold what is anticipated to be its final meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 12 p.m. at the Moriah Town Court Building. At this fifth meeting, the LPC will focus on developing a final slate of projects to recommend to New York State for funding consideration. The meeting is open to the public and will include an opportunity for public comments at the start. 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 fourth 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, Heuvelton and Moriah were each awarded $4.5 million. 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. Public engagement is a key component of the NY Forward planning process and fundamental to the success of NY Forward. The objective of public engagement is to ensure that all stakeholders have ample opportunity to be informed about the NY Forward process and its intended outcomes; to comment on the process as it progresses; to express their concerns and contribute ideas; and to participate in building a consensus about the vision for the downtown and other outcomes, culminating in a locally supported NY Forward Strategic Investment Plan. The Town has hosted two public workshops, on Aug. 5 and Nov. 4, to gather community feedback. The online survey provides another opportunity for residents, business and property owners, and other stakeholders to participate and help shape the plan. For more information about NY Forward, visit www.ny.gov/programs/ny-forward. The NY Forward process is being facilitated by a consultant team led by M.J. Engineering, Architecture, Landscape Architecture and Land Surveying, P.C. and supported by Andropogon, E.M. Pemrick & Company, and Captain Consulting.

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