To partner with member counties to identify and address multi-county issues in order to improve the quality of life within the region.
Our Vision
Assessing local needs, creating community partnerships and aligning resources, talent and assets to expedite private sector growth and create wealth-creating opportunities for the people of the Southern Tier to create socioeconomic parity with the rest of New York State and the Nation.
Our Approach
Modelling community change from scarcity to growth for across the Southern Tier:
PRIORITIZE ANNUAL FEDERAL INVESTMENTS of the ARC and EDA that support self-sustaining and alignment of local economic development initiatives.
PROMOTE COLLABORATION with partner organizations and strategic ecosystem development.
PROVIDE EDUCATION AND NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES to support economic & & community development with public and private sector stakeholders.
Our History
Southern Tier East Regional Planning Development Board was established in 1968 as a special purpose local government unit under Articles 5G and 12B of New York State’s General Municipal Law. It operates under joint resolution of the legislative bodies of our member counties: Broome, Chenango, Cortland, Delaware, Otsego, Schoharie, Tioga and Tompkins. In 2018, a "doing business as" was filed as Southern Tier 8 Regional Board.
Southern Tier 8 Regional Board represents eight counties as the 6th
largest Local Development District for the Appalachian Regional
Commission (ARC), and five counties as an Economic Development District
under the US Economic Development Administration (EDA). Federal
partners, ARC and EDA offer investments to leverage private sector
dollars that increase job opportunities, raise per capita income,
promote infrastructure improvements and strengthen the capacity of our
people to compete in global economies. County participation and
investments make these programs possible, with an average annual return
of $5,500 per $1 of local investment.