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GIS Partnership Summary
Cortland County's Economic Development GIS
Partnership Purpose and Goal
The partnership between the Cortland County Planning Department and the Business Development Corp./Industrial Development Agency (BDC/IDA) in the City of Cortland utilizes GIS to assist in enticing new business and industry into the county. The GIS data and maps generated by the County Planning Department are used by the BDC/IDA to create a positive economic climate within the county for new and existing businesses and residents.Participants and Resource Contributions
- Cortland County Planning Department - GIS hardware, software, data, and expertise
- BDC/IDA -
funding, non-digital data
Time Frame
Date Partnership
Began: February 2001
Completion Date: On-going
Deliverables
Deliverables include
hard copy maps which graphically portray answers to spatially-generated questions
concerning business development. (i.e., Which parcels with 25-100 acres have
railroad access?) Other deliverables include maps required for reports and applications
for various economic development grants and programs including the NYS Empire
Development Zone program and Farmland Protection.
Brief Summary of Partnership
The partnership has been successful. The BDC/IDA has been provided with a useful, expedient tool to aid in its endeavors to make Cortland County attractive to new business. And the County Planning Department's GIS has been given a financial brace of sorts in these times of dwindling economic resources.Additional Information Available
On-line
N/A
Contact Information
Tricia Saulnier Littlejohn
GIS Specialist
Cortland County Planning Department
4 Lincoln Avenue
Cortland, NY 13045
Phone: (607) 753-5043
Fax: (607) 758-7540
E-Mail: tsaulnier@cortland-co.org
Linda Dickerson Hartsock
Executive Director
BDC/IDA
P.O. Box 549
Cortland, NY 13045
Phone: (607) 756-5005
Fax: (607) 756-7901
E-Mail: business@clarityconnect.com