The development of the Downtown Revitalization Plan for the Village of Carthage and West Carthage has been funded by a grant from New York State’s Quality Communities Program, administered by the New York State Department of State. This effort has been spearheaded by the River Area Council of Governments (RACOG) and other key interest groups including the Tug Hill Commission, Jefferson County Planning Department, and the RACOG Ad Hoc Advisory Committee. RACOG board members included:
Village of Carthage
G. Wayne McIlroy, President
Michael Sligar
Village of West Carthage
Scott Burto, Interim Mayor
James Smith
Town of Champion
Terry L. Buckley, Supervisor
Thomas Stewart
Town of Wilna
Lawrence C. Gerber, Supervisor
Marco Franchini
In addition, RACOG wishes to thank Laura Prievo and Donna Hansen for providing the historic photographs and history summary.
