The Planning organization in Oneida County  
and Herkimer County is somewhat unique in 
New York State . This uniqueness is a result of 
the interrelationship of three major planning organizations that are housed in one location, 
the programmatic emphasis of various planning activities, and the common link of the professional staffs.

The combined staff serves the Oneida County Department of Planning, the Herkimer-Oneida Counties Comprehensive Planning Program (also known as the Regional Planning Board), and the Herkimer-Oneida Counties Transportation Study.  The Planning Department also contracts with Herkimer County to provide staff services to the Herkimer County Planning Board.

Planning activities are conducted at both the county and regional levels with extensive local assistance provided to the area's cities, towns & villages.  
Our constituents are provided with the most reliable up-to-date and comprehensive information needed to make critical decisions which ultimately affect the area's land development, natural environment, transportation systems, human services, criminal justice, and economic development potential. 

The planning activities within Herkimer and Oneida Counties are typically categorized and focus on: Transportation Planning, Land Use and Zoning, Economic Development, Human Services Planning, Census and Statistics, Water Resources and Environmental Planning, GIS Mapping, and Economic Development.  Additional information about these program areas is included within the links provided.

© 2003 Oneida County, New York, USA
Updated August 6, 2008