NOCCOG COMMUNITIES RECEIVE 2007-08 RECORDS MANAGEMENT GRANTS

Awards for Local Government Records Management Improvement Fund (LGRMIF) grants, otherwise known as SARA grants or records grants, were recently announced by the New York State Archives office.  Several NOCCOG communities have been notified they have been awarded grants for the 2007 -2008 grant year.

•  The Town of Floyd will be receiving $9,300 for a Geographic Information System Needs Assessment. The project will help the town determine the best way to proceed on implementing GIS for the Highway Department, Water Department, Planning Board, Codes Office and Zoning Board of Appeals for Floyd. The project will explore the best way to compile, organize and maintain documentation and electronic records using a GIS program.

•  NOCCOG itself also was awarded a grant in the amount of $21,736 for an e-Government project to establish municipal web sites for the villages of Barneveld and Prospect and the towns of Annsville and Forestport. The Digital Towpath Cooperative will be hosting the sites. The funding will include one year's membership dues for Digital Towpath, flatbed scanners, digital cameras, and PDF software units for each of the four communitiesas well as the staff to develop the website and train local officials on how to maintain the web site.