planning department

The Schuyler County Planning Department provides land use guidance to the county's municipalities, its legislature, and the public. 

In 2025, we partnered with the Village of Burdett and the Town of Hector on a wastewater feasibility study (funded by the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation, Town of Hector, Village of Burdett and Schuyler County), kicked off the county's Comprehensive Planning process, and worked closely with Urban Partners, a consulting firm that conducted a housing needs assessment (funded by the Appalachian Regional Commission and Schuyler County). 

Learn more about our findings at the County-Wide Comprehensive Plan or Planning Studies & Reports links in the green bar on the left, or browse through a visual summary of the Housing Study's Story Map here. 

The Planning Department seeks to improve communities through:

  • Intergovernmental Cooperation
  • Land use planning
  • Geographic Information System (GIS) Mapping
  • Infrastructure planning
  • Community outreach and engagement
  • Environmental planning
  • Grant writing and contract administration