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Regional Influences Chapter 3: Regional Infl uences THE SEAWAY TRAIL - SCENIC ROUTE 3 Town of Richland/Village of Pulaski Comprehensive Plan - April 2011 133 Figure 12. Map of the Th ousand Islands - Seaway Region of New York State (Source: http://www.iloveny.com/_fi les/map_region_ti.pdf) 134 Town of Richland/Village of Pulaski Comprehensive Plan - April 2011 Central New York Region Regional infl uences are of critical importance in long-term planning for a town or village. Issues related to trends in growth and economic activity, environmental impacts or use of resources, and infrastructure development among many other considerations, can have profound eff ects, both posative and negative, on communities even though they may not be right next door. Consideration of regional conditions and trends during a community’s comprehensive planning process can help to identify those issues and opportunities that are relevant to the community’s own goals and objectives. Th e Town of Richland is located in the 1000 Islands Region (Figure 13), an international tourism destination that encompasses communities on both sides of the US and Canada border along the St. Lawrence River and the eastern shores of Lake Ontario. Th e region takes its name from the more than 1000 islands that dot Lake Ontario and the St. Lawrence River along this international waterway and extends from Kingston to Cornwall on the Canadian side, and from Oswego to Massena on the US side, reaching inland to the foothills of the Adirondack mountains. Th e Central New York (CNY) region is situated in Upstate New York and consists of fi ve counties including Cayuga, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, and Oswego. Th e region covers an area of 3,120 square miles and has an estimated population of 780,000. Central New York has an abundant supply of cultural, historic, and natural resources serving to enhance the quality of life within the region. Th e rolling terrain and four season climate in Central New York adds to the sense of environmental diversity. By most measures, the region forms an area of interdependent economic activity. Th ere is a central concentration of activity in Onondaga County and the City of Syracuse. In addition to this major urban center, there are intermediate areas of activity in cities located in each of the other four counties. Th ese cities include Auburn (Cayuga County), Cortland (Cortland County), Oneida (Madison County), and Fulton and Oswego (Oswego County). Th e fi ve-county region comprises a balance of an urban center, suburban areas, small cities, rural towns and villages, and farming communities. Th e region is located in the center of New York State and is in close proximity to Rochester, Buff alo, Albany, and Binghamton; and just a few hours drive from NYC, Toronto, Boston, and other major cities in the Northeast. Central New York has an extensive transportation network including Syracuse Hancock International Airport, the deep water Port of Oswego, a CSX intermodal rail center along with freight and passenger service, Interstate Routes 81 and 90 that bisect the region in a north/south and east/west direction. Central New York is also served by an extensive network of public sewer and water facilities. Electric and gas service is provided by several private utility companies including National Grid, New York State Electric and Gas, and Rochester Gas and Electric. Th e region is also served by an advanced telecommunications system that is provided by such major service providers as Verizon, Time Warner and AT&T. Th e region’s labor force currently numbers over 400,000 workers. Annual wage cost in the fi ve-county area is competitive with national levels and signifi cantly below major metropolitan areas in the northeast. In CNY, 35.1% of the age 25 population and over are high school graduates and 53.2% have some college education, including 16.4% with a bachelor’s degree and 10.1% with a graduate degree. Th e skills of the Central New York labor force support a wide range of economic sectors including manufacturing, health care, education, professional business services, warehouse and distribution, wholesale and retail trade, the construction trades, transportation and utilities, and government. Town of Richland/Village of Pulaski Comprehensive Plan - April 2011 135 Rolling farmland in Central New York State Central New York has a strong foundation of several important industrial and occupation clusters. Th ese include biosciences, digital and electronic devices, environmental systems, precision metalworking, packaging, information management, engineering, medical services, and logistics. Th ese clusters account for more than 670 establishments in Central New York and employ more than 40,000 people – nearly 10% of the region’s employment base. Economic activity in the Central New York Region includes a diversity of manufacturing types, a strong wholesaling sector, a signifi cant agricultural activity, and a sizeable representation in the fi nance, insurance and real estate sectors. Although manufacturing employment has declined over the last two decades, it has maintained its importance as a critical part of the regional economy. Th e traditional role of manufacturing in generating supportive employment and paying relatively high wages is no less important to the Central New York Region than it is to the nation as a whole. Th e service sector of the economy in central New York, represented by fi nance, insurance and real estate businesses, has accounted for a large amount of employment growth in the region since the 1960’s. Th is trend represents the transformation of the region’s post- industrial economy to a new service economy supported by an in-migration of fi nancial and insurance companies. 136 Town of Richland/Village of Pulaski Comprehensive Plan - April 2011 Th e region’s wholesaler sector is concentrated in the Syracuse area which has established Syracuse as the major center of economic activity and helped defi ne the region as a functioning economic unit due to intra-regional fl ows of labor and products. Agriculture has been declining as an economic activity when measured by direct employment, number of farms, and land area, but displayed considerable strength in increasing the market value of agricultural sales. Recently, with advances in alternative energy technologies such as ethanol production, fi eld crop production is focused more on corn rather than hay or soybeans. Agricultural activity and related agribusiness is the primary base of economic activity in the rural areas of the region, particularly in Cayuga, Way fi nding sign along Interstate 81. Cortland, and Madison Counties. www.upstatenyroads.com/region7 photos.shtml Th e Central New York Regional Planning and Development Board (CNY RPDB), a public planning agency, provides a comprehensive range of services associated with the growth and development of communities in the Central New York Region with a focus on comprehensive planning, economic development, energy management, environmental management, information and research services, intergovernmental cooperation, and transportation planning. Th e CNY RPDB employs a wide range of resources to assist communities with planning and development initiatives. Fort Drum Location Fort Drum, located in Jeff erson County, New York approximately 45 miles (50 minutes) north of the Village of Pulaski, has been used as a military training site since 1908, however the Army’s presence in the North Country may be traced back to the early 1800’s. In 1908, Brigadier General Frederick Dent Grant, son of General Ulysses S. Grant, was sent to the “Pine Plains” training facility outside of Watertown, New York, with 2,000 regulars and 8,000 militia. Th e following year money was allocated to purchase the land and summer training continued at the Pine Plains facility throughout the years. History Th e camp’s fi rst introduction to the national spotlight came in 1935 when the largest peacetime maneuvers were held on Pine Plains and surrounding farm lands. Th irty-six thousand, fi ve hundred soldiers came from throughout the Northeast to take part in the exercise. Some soldiers traveled by trains which arrived in town every 15 minutes, coming from as far away as Buff alo and New York City. With the outbreak of World War II, the area now known as Pine Camp was selected for a major expansion and an additional 75,000 acres of land was purchased. Within a period of 10 months and at a cost of $20 million, an entire city was built to house the divisions scheduled to train at Pine Camp. Pine Camp became Camp Drum in 1951, named aft er Lt. Gen. Hugh A. Drum who commanded the First Army during World War II. During and aft er the Korean Confl ict a number of units were stationed and trained at Camp Drum to take advantage of the terrain and climate. Th e post was designated Fort Drum in 1974 and a permanent garrison was assigned. Th e fi rst 10th Light Infantry division troops arrived at Fort Drum on December 3, 1984 and the unit was offi cially activated on February 13, 1985. Th e name was changed to the 10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry) at that time. Th e division reached full strength (10,000 soldiers) in 1989. Th e mission of the 10th Mountain Division (LI) is to be manned and trained to deploy rapidly by air, sea, and land anywhere in the world, prepared to fi ght upon arrival and win. Today, Fort Drum consists of 107,265 acres of land. Its mission includes command of active component units assigned to the installation, Town of Richland/Village of Pulaski Comprehensive Plan - April 2011 137 provide administrative and logistical support to tenant units, support to tenant units, support to active and reserve units from all services in training at Fort Drum, and planning and support for the mobilization and training of almost 80,000 troops annually.
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