PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Lewis County Land Bank Corporation Board of Directors will hold a public hearing on Thursday, November 5, 2026, at 4:00 p.m., in the Legislative Chambers, Lewis County Courthouse, 7660 North State Street, Lowville, NY, 13367.
The hearing will receive public comments concerning the proposed authorization of videoconferencing pursuant to New York State Public Officers Law § 103-a and the proposed Open Meetings Law and Videoconferencing Policy, which establishes procedures governing member attendance, public access, and participation in meetings conducted using videoconferencing.
Copies of the proposed policy and meeting agenda will be available for public review before the hearing at https://lewiscountyny.gov/departments/planning-and-community-development/land-bank/ or at the Planning and Community Development Department located in the Lewis County Courthouse. All interested persons are invited to attend and provide comments.
The Board of Directors meeting will begin at the same location at 4:00 p.m., with the public hearing opened before regular business is conducted. The public hearing will remain open from 4:00 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. while the Board conducts other regular business. Persons wishing to comment should arrive during that period. The Chair may establish reasonable, consistently applied speaking limits to accommodate public comments within the scheduled hearing period. The hearing will close at 4:30 p.m., after which the Board may consider a resolution authorizing videoconferencing and adopting the proposed policy.
To request a reasonable accommodation to attend or participate, please contact Casandra Buell at 315-376-5919 or via email at casandrabuell@lewiscounty.ny.gov.
Board members will participate in person. The public may also view a live broadcast of the public hearing and Board meeting through Microsoft Teams at https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/253096362315087?p=C8ZbhqtKMYtfhw76xT. The Teams broadcast is for viewing only; persons wishing to provide comments during the public hearing should attend in person, subject to reasonable accommodations.
The open portion of the meeting will be audio and video recorded. A video recording of the open portion of the meeting will be posted on the Lewis County Land Bank Corporation’s website within five