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Consolidated Funding Application Season – New York – 2025

It’s Consolidated Funding Application Season! Summer is here – which means that our community development team is gearing up for another successful Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) season! If your community is interested in learning more about partnering with Laberge Group to assist with your CFA’s, simply fill out the form below and we’ll be in […]

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Don’t be Fooled! Village Dissolution is a Town Issue, not a Village Issue!

Don’t be Fooled! Village Dissolution is a Town Issue, not a Village Issue! Since the 2010 adoption of the ‘N.Y. Government Reorganization and Citizen Empowerment Act,’ more than 23 villages have dissolved into their surrounding towns. Laberge Group’s Ben Syden and Nicole Allen explained to a packed house at the 2024 AOT Annual Conference why

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Tompkins County, NY Building Code Administration Study

County Government Operations and Local Government Efficiency Project:   Tompkins County, NY Building Code Administration Study Laberge Group has been retained by Tompkins County to provide professional consulting services to support the County team in the development of a Building Code Administration Study. County leadership is collaboratively working with the County’s 17 municipalities to proactively assess

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Fort Johnson Village Dissolution Public Meeting

A Packed House at the Fort Johnson Proposed Village Dissolution Plan Public Meeting

A Packed House at the Fort Johnson Proposed Dissolution Plan Public Meeting Addressing a packed house at Fort Johnson Village Hall last week, Laberge Group Government Operations & Efficiency experts Ben Syden, AICP and Kathleen Rooney explained the process of a Board-initiated Village Dissolution as well as the development of a Proposed Dissolution Plan currently

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NY Water Infrastructure Grant Funding

Water Infrastructure Grant Funding for Two New York Communities

WATER INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT FUNDING FOR TWO NEW YORK COMMUNITIES We are pleased to announce yet another round of recent successes in securing funding for the implementation of vital infrastructure projects. Laberge Group is among the most experienced firms in New York State in funding for municipal infrastructure projects and creating a “funding quilt” that leverages

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Village Residents Vote Against Dissolving the Village of Highland Falls

Village of Highland Falls, NY Votes Against Dissolution

VILLAGE RESIDENTS VOTE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF REPRESENTATION, SERVICES, AND TAXES WITHIN THE VILLAGE  Residents voted against the dissolution of the Village of Highland Falls by a count of 779-450. GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC INFORMATION REGARDING IMPLICATIONS OF A POTENTIAL DISSOLUTION The dissolution process began with a citizen-initiated petition which led to

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