Projects – Planning
Planning
City of Cohoes Adopts New Comprehensive Plan
Laberge Group was retained by the City of Cohoes to update its Comprehensive Plan and make corresponding changes to its Zoning Ordinance. Check out the article below to learn about the inspiring collaboration of residents, business owners and administrations that...
Budget Planning for Grants
Budget Planning For Grants As you are aware, securing funding is critical to the success of most all municipal projects. As you begin planning for 2018, it is important to consider budgeting for both grant preparation and the development of supporting documents...
Shared Services PresentationFonda and Fultonville
Benjamin Syden, Vice President of Laberge Group, delivered a presentation Monday during the Fonda Board of Trustees meeting outlining methods for the villages of Fonda and Fultonville to study consolidation or enhance shared services. Interim Fultonville Mayor George...
Maximizing the Value of an Engineering Consultant
Why a Good Relationship with Your Engineering Consultant Pays Off Many municipalities currently have professionals such as legal counsel and accountants on retainer, or on standby, to provide advice or representation when needed. Having a municipal engineering...
Complete Streets – Creating Healthy Schools and Communities
Complete Streets = Streets for Everyone Complete Streets are streets that are designed and operated to provide safe and convenient access for all roadway users, regardless of age, ability or mode of transportation. This includes pedestrians, cyclists, transit users,...
What does a Land Surveyor do?
The Job of a Land Surveyor The primary role of a land surveyor is to measure properties and determine their boundaries. Boundary information is important to determine what you do, and do not own -- as well as the location of buildings, roadways, and to prevent...
What is Land Surveying?
From building the Great Pyramid to helping a man land on the moon, land surveying and its tools have helped humanity move forward with precision. What is Land Surveying? Land surveying is the measuring and mapping out of an environment using special equipment,...
Revitalizing a Waterfront – Town of Plattsburgh
Laberge Group prepared a Lake Champlain/Saranac River Waterfront Plan for the Town of Plattsburgh, focused on revitalizing hamlets, improving public access to the Saranac River and Lake Champlain, and creating connections between the Town’s communities through a greenway trail system.
Mastic Beach Village Dissolution
Mastic Beach Village Dissolution Laberge Group was retained by the Village of Mastic Beach to guide them through the village dissolution process. Dissolution is the termination of a local government. On August 30, 2016 the electorate of the Village of Mastic Beach...
Village of Watkins Glen Comprehensive Plan
Laberge Group Retained by the Village of Watkins Glen to Develop Comprehensive Plan The Laberge Group was retained by the Village of Watkins Glen in Schuyler County, New York, to develop a Comprehensive Plan that was built upon the recently completed Lakefront...
Laberge Group Formulates Design Guidelines for Watkins Glen
Laberge Group Formulates Design Guidelines for the Village of Watkins Glen Laberge Group was commissioned by Schuyler County Partnership for Economic Development (SCOPED) to prepare Design Guidelines for the Village of Watkins Glen; the Design guidelines convey...
New York Communities Must Prepare for Clean and Green
New York Communities Must Prepare for Clean and Green Energy and policies are changing in New York, but are New York communities changing? In 2014, Gov. Andrew Cuomo launched New York’s energy policy “Reforming the Energy Vision” (REV) with a goal of building a...