Planning & Development

Annual Agricultural District Enrollment Period Now Open
The 2025 Dutchess County Agricultural District enrollment period is now open until May 14th. To apply please visit: https://gis.dutchessny.gov/ag-districts/.  For questions regarding this application or agricultural districts, please contact the Dutchess County Soil and Water Conservation District at 845.677-8011 ext. 3, or the Dutchess County Agricultural Navigator at agnavigator@dutchessny.gov.

Following this application period, the Agricultural and Farmland Protection Board (AFPB) will review the submitted parcels and make recommendations to the County Legislature for the inclusion of agriculturally viable properties that serve the public interest by assisting in maintaining a viable agricultural industry within the district.

Note: Landowners whose parcels are already included in an Agricultural District are not required to apply as part of the annual inclusion process.
 

Current Grant Opportunity: 
Municipal Investment Grant (MIG) 

To learn more about the above grant opportunity, including eligible applicants and requests, please review the 2025 MIG Program Application Instructions & Guidance. Applications must be submitted through the Dutchess County Grant Portal no later than 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, May 15th. 

Dutchess County & City of Poughkeepsie
2025-2029 Consolidated Plan & 2025 Annual Action Plan

Dutchess County and City of Poughkeepsie Consolidated Plan/Action Plan Public Meeting – Poughkeepsie City Hall – 2/26/25

Dutchess County and City of Poughkeepsie Consolidated Plan/Action Plan Public Meeting – Dutchess County Farm & Home Center – 2/27/25

Dutchess County and City of Poughkeepsie Consolidated Plan/Action Plan Public Meeting Slides

Outreach Survey - Please complete the “Outreach Survey” for the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan and 2025 Annual Action Plan to help us identify priority needs.
 

Dutchess County Eviction Prevention Line  
Dutchess County residents needing information about resources to help them avert eviction can call 211, or alternatively, 1-800-899-1479; choose to continue in English or Spanish; and press 7 to select the Dutchess Eviction Prevention Line. Specially trained 211 staff will ask tenants a series of questions and then provide them a customized list of programs which currently have funding and for which the tenant appears eligible based on the information provided; staff will also refer tenants to Legal Services of the Hudson Valley, as appropriate. There is an online tool, with which residents can submit answers to the questions and receive a contact back from 211 with their customized resources. 

Housing Reports
Find out about annual and special housing reports published by our Department:

• 2022 Rental Housing Survey – Analyzes rental and vacancy information for several types of rental housing. Previous reports available for review date back to 1999.
• 2022 For-Sale Housing Report – Analyzes sales, prices, new home construction, and housing characteristics for one-family homes. This is a new effort, so previous reports date back to 2021. 
• 2022 Dutchess County Housing Needs Assessment – Housing affordability challenges are not new in Dutchess County but have taken on a renewed sense of urgency as a tightening housing market and rising prices bring this issue to the forefront for many. Dutchess County commissioned a countywide Housing Needs Assessment, published in 2022. The report includes an evaluation of housing, demographic, and economic trends from the past 10-20 years to help us understand what’s been shaping our current housing market, a projection of future affordable housing needs, and a strategy for action.

DCPF eNewsletter – Current Issue:
Protecting Wetlands and Streams in Your Community – Grasping their Vital Role as New York Implements Regulatory and Mapping Changes, January-March 2024