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Tioga Investigates Natural Gas (TING) Releases Natural Gas Exploration & Development Resource Binder

Tioga County's Tioga Investigates Natural Gas (TING) Committee is an ad-hoc working group made up of various county, agency and municipal… Read more...

Neighbors Helping Neighbors Goes Countywide!

REAP's Neighbors Helping Neighbors Project began in 2006 with a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to start other volunteer… Read more...

Stronger Economies Together Training Program Application Deadline Extended to August 31st

Tioga County REAP is accepting applications to an in-depth training program entitled, Stronger Economies Together (SET), developed by the USDA… Read more...

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CONTACT TIOGA REAP
56 Main Street
Owego, NY 13827
Phone: 607-687-8258
Fax: 607-223-7079

Congressman Hinchey and REAP Board of Directors

Nichols Park Gazebo

Community Care Network of Nichols & Girl Scout Gold Award Project - Nichols Schoolhouse Senior Apartments Gazebo (Glen Stark, Kailin Richter, and Cyera Richter)

Nichols Planning

Nichols community workshop - developing the Nichols Comprehensive Plan

Baseball Park Renovations

Tom Ryan and Bret Welsh work on baseball park renovations in Berkshire.

Rawley Park

Community volunteers build Rawley Park Playground

Youth Program

Laura Wolfe, from Cornell Cooperative Extension, leads youth in a horticulture activity during the summer youth program

REAP (Rural Economic Area Partnership)

What is REAP:

A unique economic and community development organization; there are only 5 REAP Zones in the entire United States. The Tioga County REAP Board has representatives from each of our towns and villages and six county wide interest areas. These representatives are liaisons between the communities and the REAP Board. Our Executive Director makes the REAP mission—to help local grassroots leaders plan and implement their own projects—come alive.

What REAP does:

Helps local grassroots leaders organize and plan their own projects.
Offers community development training opportunities
Connects communities to the resources they need.
Assists in grant preparation
Facilitates community strategic planning

How REAP has made a difference:

Over 20 million dollars has been brought into Tioga County for projects in the REAP Strategic Plan. A few highlights are:
Town of Barton received funds to upgrade/improve its sewer and water infrastructure.
Berkshire renovated its baseball field, got new town signs, plantings, and created a newsletter.
Village of Newark Valley renovated the town square and made park improvements.
The county received funding to build infrastructure at Lounsberry site to attract development.
A Mobile Dental Van to be on-site at schools during school year and at Tioga Opportunities in Owego during the summer…serves needy children and adults
Two new “neighbors helping neighbors projects in Richford/Berkshire and Spencer
Small business owners throughout the county can learn how to improve their operations through workshops sponsored by REAP.

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