2000 Population:

51,784

Governing Board:

County Legislature

Median Household Income:

$40,266

Chief Elected Official:

Legislature Chair

Percent Below Poverty:

8.4%

Chief Operating Official:

Legislature Chair

Land Area:

518 sq mi

Number of parcels:

25,162

Department Name:

Tioga County Department of Economic Development & Planning

Staff:

Department Director, Department Secretary, Deputy Director of Economic Development, County Planning Director, Economic Development Specialist, Associate Planner

Affiliate Organizations:

Tioga County IDA, Tioga County LDC, Tourism Office

Annual Budget:

$293,000

Department Director:

Oversees department, President of LDC Board

Deputy Director of Economic Development:

Industrial retention and attraction, Ec Dev project management, RFP responses, PILOT cost/benefit analyses

Economic Dev Specialist:

Empire Zone Administrator, small business assistance

County Planning Director:

Develop and implement various county plans, grants administration, oversee Associate Planner, Stormwater Management Program Coordinator, GIS for ED&P, county representative on professionally affiliated boards including STERPDB, BMTS Planning and Policy Committees, Region 7 Open Space Advisory Committee, APA Upstate NY Chapter ST Section, Broome-Tioga Stormwater Coalition, I86 Statewide Coalition, staff to County Planning Board and Ag and Farmland Protection Board

Associate Planner:

Municipal planning outreach, ag district 8-year reviews and annual inclusions, 239m reviews, staff to County Planning Board and Ag and Farmland Protection Board

IDA / LDC Business Administrator:

Day to day business and administration for both boards, NY Main Street Local Program Administrator

Tourism Director:

Designated Tourism Promotion Agency - I Love NY grant administration, numerous other local tourism programs and initiatives