Municipal Training Summer Series

Summer 2025 Training Series

All Broome County and Tioga County officials, staff, Planning Board and Zoning Board members are welcome to join the Broome County Planning and Economic Development Department and our partners for our Summer 2025 Municipal Training Series with our trainings taking place on Thursday June 26th from 4:30PM to 7:30PM.

These trainings will be in-person at the Cornell Cooperative Extension Auditorium located at 840 Front Street #2, Binghamton, NY 13905. The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) will present about Part 1: New Freshwater Wetlands Regulations and Part 2: Introductory Course on Floodplain Management

Course Descriptions

New Freshwater Wetlands Regulations: DEC (0.5 hour of PB and ZBA training credit) 

Introductory Course on Floodplain Management: DEC (1.5 hour of PB and ZBA training credit, Code Officers 1-hour In-Service training credit)

Registration- Registrations Are OPEN

Broome County Local officials & staff please register here: https://forms.office.com/g/5i1ptD1ZCp

Tioga County officials & staff please register with Linda Sampson, Tioga County Planning & Economic Development Department Secretary at sampsonl@tiogacountyny.gov or 607-687-8255.

All Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals members will receive credit hours and a certificate for attending following this training event.  Light refreshments and water will be provided.

Please forward this to any new PB or ZBA members that you think would benefit from these trainings.


In Partnership with the Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome County we present our Summer 2024 Agricultural Municipal Training!

This summer we hosted a municipal training in partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome. In total we trained about 35 of our municipal officials representing local zoning boards, code enforcement boards, planning boards or other interested parties.

We are grateful for this partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension of Broome and look forward to planning on our 2025 summer series! Check out the links below to watch training recordings and presentations. 


2024 Summer Training

Conflict Resolution & Agriculture Issues, Flooding Resiliency & Reforestation Tactics, and Land Conservation in Broome County

Presentation: CLICK HERE


2023 Summer Training

Session #1: 2019 Broome County Agricultural Economic Development Plan Update

Recording: Click HERE

Session #2: Balancing Renewable Energy Development and Agricultural Development

Presentations: Click HERE

Recording: Click HERE

Session #3: Farm Friendly Scorecard & How to Use it

Presentations: Click HERE

Recording: Click HERE