Welcome to the Village of Montour Falls!Welcome to the Village of Montour Falls!
As the southern gateway to the Finger Lakes Region Montour Falls is noted for its natural as well as its historical beauty. Surrounded by hills rising 1,000 feet, it is the focal point for seven natural glens which radiate from its borders, with more than a score of beautiful waterfalls, all located in this “VALLEY OF TUMBLING WATERS.” |
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Important Reminders
Curbside Leaf Pick Up will start around October 15th, 2023, until then please continue to bag your leaves. Leaf/yard waste bags are available at the Village Hall.
Public Notice
Village of Montour Falls takes big step “Forward” with $4.5M Grant Award from Inaugural New York Forward Grant Program
Schuyler County, NY: During a visit to the Southern Tier earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the Village of Montour Falls would be the recipient of a $4.5M grant through the inaugural NY Forward Grant Program.
New York Forward was created in 2022 to give smaller communities the opportunity to compete for the highly sought-after downtown revitalization grants. Municipalities throughout the state competed in their economic development region for a grant of either $4.5M or two-$2.25M awards.
After submitting its application in September 2022, the Village of Montour Falls was named a finalist and presented its plan to the selection committee last fall. Titled “Community Building for the Next Generation”, the Village of Montour Falls outlined several transformative opportunities in their application, which included:
Carl Blowers, Chairman of the Schuyler County Legislature and member of the Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council – The Forward New York award of $4.5 million for the Village of Montour Falls is an excellent investment by the State because it will transform Montour Falls and by extension, Schuyler County. We are grateful to Governor Kathy Hochul for creating this new mini-DRI program for small communities and look forward to assisting the Village and State in completing significant revitalization projects in the Village. I am particularly pleased with the community engagement and student involvement in the process.
Judy McKinney Cherry Executive Director of the Schuyler County Partnership and Co-Chair of the Southern Tier REDC – On behalf of the Southern Tier REDC, I congratulate the Village of Montour Falls on this fantastic award. I thank the State of New York and Governor Hochul for her vision and commitment to Upstate New York. The NY Forward program allows all communities within the Southern Tier to apply and participate in this new revitalization program. The team that presented on behalf of the Village were excellent ambassadors and conveyed a compelling message that paid off. We look forward to the resulting private sector leverage that these public dollars will bring to the Village.
Fonda Chronis, Schuyler County Administrator – These are the things that a small county can do when we put our resources together and work towards a common good. Congratulations to Montour Falls.
Officials will meet with state representatives in the coming weeks to outline the process, create the local planning committee and work on community participation and feedback.
Schuyler County, NY: During a visit to the Southern Tier earlier today, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the Village of Montour Falls would be the recipient of a $4.5M grant through the inaugural NY Forward Grant Program.
New York Forward was created in 2022 to give smaller communities the opportunity to compete for the highly sought-after downtown revitalization grants. Municipalities throughout the state competed in their economic development region for a grant of either $4.5M or two-$2.25M awards.
After submitting its application in September 2022, the Village of Montour Falls was named a finalist and presented its plan to the selection committee last fall. Titled “Community Building for the Next Generation”, the Village of Montour Falls outlined several transformative opportunities in their application, which included:
- A new housing development with mixed-use buildings for lower-floor retail and upper-floor apartments as well as the construction of town-house style single-family homes.
- Streetscape improvements along NYS Route 14 (Catherine Street) and Main Street will include new lighting, widening, and replacement of sidewalks to allow for outdoor seating for restaurants and cafés, and landscape improvements.
- A variety of infrastructure projects at Montour Marina such as the replacement of 3,000 feet of the sea wall to make the marina more resilient to future flooding, the construction of 20 new docks which will allow for 40 additional boat slips, demolishing the existing boathouse and construction of a new bathhouse facility.
- In addition to the infrastructure improvements, additional resources will be allocated for the construction of a new park office, marina store, a new ADA-accessible kayak launch, improve access points at Queen Catherine Marsh, and the construction of a new playground which will be accessible by campers and the local community.
- Creation of a downtown improvement fund that will allow property owners to submit for smaller projects such as façade improvements, conversion of upper floors to apartments, business expansion, and other site improvements.
Carl Blowers, Chairman of the Schuyler County Legislature and member of the Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council – The Forward New York award of $4.5 million for the Village of Montour Falls is an excellent investment by the State because it will transform Montour Falls and by extension, Schuyler County. We are grateful to Governor Kathy Hochul for creating this new mini-DRI program for small communities and look forward to assisting the Village and State in completing significant revitalization projects in the Village. I am particularly pleased with the community engagement and student involvement in the process.
Judy McKinney Cherry Executive Director of the Schuyler County Partnership and Co-Chair of the Southern Tier REDC – On behalf of the Southern Tier REDC, I congratulate the Village of Montour Falls on this fantastic award. I thank the State of New York and Governor Hochul for her vision and commitment to Upstate New York. The NY Forward program allows all communities within the Southern Tier to apply and participate in this new revitalization program. The team that presented on behalf of the Village were excellent ambassadors and conveyed a compelling message that paid off. We look forward to the resulting private sector leverage that these public dollars will bring to the Village.
Fonda Chronis, Schuyler County Administrator – These are the things that a small county can do when we put our resources together and work towards a common good. Congratulations to Montour Falls.
Officials will meet with state representatives in the coming weeks to outline the process, create the local planning committee and work on community participation and feedback.
Sustainability
The Village of Montour Falls is committed to becoming a resilient and sustainable community. In 2019, Montour Falls became a certified Bronze Climate Smart Community and now it is working towards the silver certification. The village has already recieved over $60,000 of sustainability grants and will continue to strive for more. These initiatives have allowed the village to improve our infrastructure and economy while ensuring that future generations will be able live healthy, prosperous lives. Read more about our initiatives in the "Sustainability" tab above!
Village of Montour Falls, New York
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Physical Address:
408 West Main Street Montour Falls, NY 14865 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 812 Montour Falls, NY 14865 |