Welcome to Seneca County’s Planning and Community Development Department website. The Department promotes the sound and orderly economic and physical growth of Seneca County and its constituent municipalities. It is responsible for comprehensive countywide planning, economic development coordination, tourism promotion, community development program implementation, review of local land use referrals, and environmental reviews. Additionally, the Department is responsible for administering the overall development of the Finger Lakes Regional Airport, providing planning and grant writing assistance to local governments, and managing the Agricultural District Program.
The Department also provides staff assistance to the Seneca County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) and is involved in a number of IDA economic development initiatives. Examples include administration of the NYS Empire Zone Program in Seneca County, redevelopment of the former Seneca Army Depot, and assisting business and industry with the site location and development process.
Announcements
- SENECA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS STANDING COMMITTEE MEETINGS & SPECIAL BOARD MEETING SEPTEMBER 28, 2021MEETING: Board of Supervisors Standing Committee Meetings TIME: Beginning at 5:30 p.m. MEETING: Board of Supervisors Special Board Meeting TIME: 6:00 p.m. LOCATION FOR ALL MEETINGS: Seneca County Office Building, Supervisors Meeting Room, 3rd floor, 1 DiPronio Drive, Waterloo, NY
- Seneca County Planning Board – September 9, 2021 at 7 PMThis meeting will be held in-person only in the auditorium of the Health & Senior Services building at 2465 Bonadent Dr., Waterloo, NY 13165
- SENECA COUNTY PLANNING BOARD MEETING – THURSDAY, August 12, 2021 AT 7 PMThis meeting will be held in-person only in the auditorium of the Health & Senior Services building at 2465 Bonadent Dr., Waterloo, NY 13165
- Seneca County Planning Board Meeting – Thursday, July 8, 2021 at 7 PMThis meeting will be held in-person only in the auditorium of the Health & Senior Services building at 2465 Bonadent Dr., Waterloo, NY 13165
- Cayuga-Seneca Canal Way Phase II Study