The Dutchess County Planning Board advises the Commissioner of Planning and provides recommendations regarding metropolitan, regional, county or municipal planning issues.
Among the Board's primary responsibilities is oversight of the County's Partnership for Manageable Growth program. The Board accepts and reviews applications for County funding and forwards its recommendations to the County Executive and the County Legislature for implementation.
For more information contact Jennifer Cocozza, the Planning Department liaison to the Dutchess County Planning Board.
Upcoming 2024 Meetings:
All meetings begin at 3:30 pm at the Dutchess County Planning Department, 85 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 107, Poughkeepsie NY 12601, and are open to the public.
February 14, 2024: Minutes 2/14/24
April 10, 2024: Draft Minutes 4/10/24; Presentation: For-Sale Housing Report and Rental Housing Survey
February 8, 2023: Minutes 2/8/23
April 12, 2023: Minutes 4/12/23; Presentation: Project Updates
September 13, 2023: Minutes 9/13/23; Presentations: Natural Resource Inventory and Resilient Ways Forward
November 9, 2023: Draft Minutes 11/8/23; Presentation: Economic Development Initiatives
February 17, 2021: Minutes 2/17/21
April 21, 2021: Minutes 4/21/21; Presentation: Moving Dutchess Forward
July 14, 2021: PMG Application Field Visits
September 15, 2021: Minutes 9/15/21; Presentation: Partnership for Manageable Growth (PMG) Applicants
November 17, 2021: Minutes 11/17/21
January 15, 2020: Minutes 01/15/20; Presentation: Partnership for Manageable Growth (PMG) Program and PMG Application Summary
March 11, 2020: Minutes 03/11/20; Presentation: Pattern for Progress Out of Alignment Abstract
July 8, 2020: Minutes 07/08/20
November 18, 2020: Minutes 11/18/20; Presentation: COVID-19 Impact on Economic Indicators
2019 meetings will be held as follows:
January 9, 2019: Minutes 01/09/19
March 13, 2019: Minutes 03/13/19
July 10, 2019: Minutes 07/10/19
November 13, 2019: PMG Field Visits
The Dutchess County Planning Board is an advisory board with volunteer members serving three-year terms, according to the Board's Bylaws (.pdf).
Current Board Members:
Gary Baright
Dale Culver
Peter F. Doro
James M. Fedorchak
Edith Greenwood
Hans Klingzahn, Chair
J. Patrick Lambert
Ken Migliorelli
James Nelson, Vice Chair
Christopher M. Pantano
Jill Way
J. Randall Williams
VACANT
Linda D. Fakhoury, Liaison, Dutchess County Attorney
Faye Garito, Liaison, Dutchess County Legislature
