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Greene County Profile - General County Information

2000 Population:

48,195
Governing Board:
County Legislature

Median Household Income

$36,493 Chief Elected Official
Legislature Chair

Percent Below Poverty


12.2%


Chief Operation Official


County Administrator


Land Area:


653 sq. Mi.


Municipalities:


14 Towns, 5 Villages


Number Of Parcels:


37,746

   
       
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Planning Department Information

Department Name:


Greene County Department of Planning & Economic Development


Staff:


Department Director, Economic Developer, Community Development Specialist, Principal Planner, Senior Planner, GIS Specialist, Planning Assistant, Economic Development Assistant, Administrative Assistant, Senior Clerk, Housing Coordinator, Housing Assistant (2)


Affiliate Organizations:

Greene Business Partnership (Greene County  Planning and Economic Development, Greene County IDA, Greene County Chamber of Commerce


Annual Budget:


$889,956

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Staff Duties

Department Director:


Oversees department; Empire Zone Board; Economic Development Committee; Revolving Loan Fund; Block Grant Program; Advertising and Marketing; Capital Projects; County Planning Board; Agricultural Board; Section 8 Housing, Transportation


Economic Developer:

Small to Midsized Business Retention and Attraction; Economic Development Project Management; Loan Fund Origination and Finance; Workforce Development


Community Development Specialist:


Small Business Assistance; Microenterprise Assistance Program; Job Monitoring; Training; Competitive Economic Development Grants (OFC); Main Street Revitalization; Housing


Principal Planner:


Direct Economic Development Grants (OFC), County Planning Board, 239 Reviews; Farmland Protection Board; Ag Districts; Grants Management; Sub-recipient Agreements and Contracts; County Plans, Special Projects; Municipal Planning Outreach


Senior Planner:


Transportation, Grant Writing; Census; County Plans, Special Projects; Municipal Planning Outreach


Greene County IDA:


Industrial Development Retention and Attraction; Shovel Ready Business Parks; Greene Accelerator; PILOTS, Incentives and Bonding.


Greene County Chamber:


Member to Member Services; Health Care; Greene Leadership Program; Special Events; Business Awards