Canton NY Forward Open House

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CANTON NY FORWARD OPEN HOUSE

Join the revitalization of Downtown Canton! The Village of Canton and its NY Forward Local Planning Committee (LPC), invite community members, business owners, and other stakeholders to participate in a Public Open House and Coffee with the Consultants. Public engagement is an essential part of the NY Forward process that helps shape the transformation of downtown Canton!

The Public Open House is scheduled for Thursday, May 30, 2024, 6:00 – 8:00 PM in the Canton Justice Court Room located at 60 Main Street. The Public Open House is an interactive engagement session that allows all attending community members and visitors to provide input to help the LPC formulate a final vision statement and a set of goals for the NY Forward process in Canton. Community members of all ages are encouraged to join and participate.

The following day, Friday, May 31, 10 AM – 12 PM will be Coffee with the Consultants, where the consultant team can answer questions from community members and potential project sponsors. Coffee with the Consultants will also be held in the Canton Justice Court Room located at 60 Main Street.

For more information about the NY Forward process and regular updates, please visit CantonNYForward.com.

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 second 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, Canton and Alexandria Bay were each the recipients of $4.5 million.