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Washington County Profile - General County Information

2000 Population:

61,042
Governing Board:
County Board of Supervisors

Median Household Income:

$37,668
Chief Elected Official:
Board of Supervisors Chair

Percent Below Poverty:

9.4%
Chief Operating Official:
Board of Supervisors Chair

Land Area:

836 sq mi
Municipalities:
17 towns, 9 villages

Number of parcels:

34,408
   
       
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Planning Department Information

Department Name:

Washington County Department of Planning & Community Development


Staff:

Department Director, Planner, Administrative Secretary


Affiliate Organization:

Washington County Local Development Corporation


Annual Budget:

$186,000

       
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Staff Duties

Department Director/
LDC President:

Oversees department,  President of LDC Board, grant administration, municipal planning outreach & training, loan program administration, Microenterprise Assistance Program administration, marketing, site selection assistance, represents County on numerous Boards, assist IDA with industrial park lot sales and development.


Economic Dev Specialist:

Empire Zone Coordinator, acts as staff to the EZ Administrative Board, small business assistance, grant writing and administration, railroad infrastructure planning & assistance.


Planner:

Municipal planning outreach & training including drafting land use control documents & comp plans, 239m reviews, grant administration, MS4 coordinator, acts as staff to County Planning Board, represents County on numerous Boards.


Administrative Secretary:

Support services to Planning Dept, LDC, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, County Tourism Association and Dept of Weights & Measures, including but not limited to correspondence, payroll, flood hazard map, tourism & census requests, county marketing, UCC filings, bookkeeping, grant administration.


Bookkeeper:

Tracks loan portfolio