SOUTHERN TIER WEST REGIONAL PLANNING & DEVELOPMENT BOARD
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local government and community assistance.

Southern Tier West's Local Government & Community Assistance Program assists municipal officials to enhance their skills and competencies through technical assistance and training programs. CAP Membership is designed to make it easy and cost-effective for you to participate in our activities.

CAP Membership Services

See new pricing for 2025!

Southern Tier West's Community Assistance Program (CAP) provides training, capacity building, skill development opportunities for local officials; building and hosting municipal websites, and records management to the region’s units of local government.

​(CAP) Membership is offered to local governments within Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua Counties.  You can obtain the following services through CAP Membership:
2025 CAP Membership Letter
​2025 CAP Membership Invoice
Basic CAP Membership  $200
Basic CAP Membership provides local governments with discount prices to Southern Tier West training events such as our Annual Local Government Conference held a Houghton University, Fall Planning & Zoning Training, and Powers & Duties of Newly Elected Officials Training. 
(You must purchase Basic CAP membership before you can purchase the options below ...if you have a Weebly site through STW the annual cost is $600)
Municipal websites .gov
Municipal Website
Maintenance of a Weebly website through Southern Tier West
$400 per year
Municipal E-mails
Example: [email protected], [email protected], etc.
​$75 per e-mail per year
Records Management
Hands-on assistance with records inventories; reorganization and disposal of municipal records
$200 per day

GIS Data Collection
​​Asset inventory (ex. signs, culverts, etc.); create and provide maps; host data-driven maps and data layers (ex. streets, boundaries, etc.)
$50 per hour

Drone Data Collection
​​​Aerial photography and mapping; erosion control mapping (creeks, streams, lakes)
$50 per hour

Community GIS
Selected communities created new data or gave Southern Tier West existing data that was put into GIS format to be seen in a viewer.  With this, communities are to perform numerous operations with their data, each according to their own needs.
$750 per year

municipal officials training

February
Powers & Duties for Newly Elected & Incumbent Officials


June
Annual Local Government Conference at Houghton University


​​​September/October
Fall Planning & Zoning Training

* Other training classes requested by local officials can be scheduled throughout the year. ​

corporate sponsorship

Corporate Sponsorship is offered to our local businesses allowing them to partnership with STW, enabling them to market their products and services to local governments face-to-face.  
​2025 Corporate Sponsorship Online Registration
2025 Corporate Sponsorship Letter and Invoice

CORPORATE SPONSOR
​$1,000  
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At this level of participation you will receive:
  1. Advertisement and recognition in the Southern Tier West Annual Report
  2. Link to your website on Southern Tier West’s website homepage
  3. Advertisement, reserved exhibit space, and free registration at Houghton
CORPORATE SUPPORTER
​$275

​At this level of participation you will receive:
  1. Advertisement and recognition in the Southern Tier West Annual Report
  2. Link to your website on Southern Tier West’s website homepage
  3. Advertisement and reduced exhibit price of $250 at Houghton 
Contact Sarah Phearsdorf, Community Assistance Specialist
716-945-5301 Ext. 2200 / E-mail


SOUTHERN TIER WEST
​Center for Regional Excellence
4039 Route 219, Suite 200
Salamanca, NY 14779

716-945-5301  
​Fax 716-945-5550
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STW"s mission is to help coordinate and enhance planning and development activities in Allegany, Cattaraugus, and Chautauqua Counties so as to promote social, physical, and economic development in these counties. Southern Tier West seeks to improve the quality of life for the region's people and assure that the "people of the Southern Tier West region have access to adequate occupational, educational, and recreational opportunities; environment; health care services; housing; public safety; and transportation.

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  • Home
  • About
    • Our Team
    • Board of Directors
    • Committees
    • Counties We Serve
    • Affiliations >
      • STEDO
      • STERA
      • STW Angel Fund
      • STW Development Foundation
    • Designations
    • Photos
  • Funding
    • ARC Funding
    • EDA Funding
  • Programs
    • Clean Energy Communities
    • Climate Smart Communities
    • Economic Development
    • GIS
    • Food System Development
    • Local Government >
      • Resources/Archived Training
      • .gov
      • 2025 CAP Members
      • 2024 CAP Members
      • 2023 CAP Members
      • 2022 CAP Members
      • 2021 CAP Members
      • 2020 CAP Members
    • Water Source Management
  • Training
    • Local Government Conference
    • Fall Planning & Zoning Training
    • Powers & Duties of Newly Elected Officials
  • CEDS
    • CEDS About
    • CEDS Engagement
    • CEDS Background
    • CEDS Action Plan >
      • Natural Environment
      • Built Environment
      • Business & Industry
      • Human Capital
    • CEDS Data Visuals
  • Publications
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