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About the Development Authority
The Development Authority of the North Country is a leader in providing regional infrastructure and technical services to municipalities that strengthen communities in Jefferson, St. Lawrence and Lewis counties. As a New York State Public Benefit Corporation chartered in 1985 and based in Watertown, NY, the Authority works with partners to meet the region’s infrastructure needs in water, sewer, housing, telecommunications and solid waste management, owning and operating water and wastewater lines, over 2,000 miles of fiber network, and a tri-county solid waste management facility in Rodman, NY. Visit the Authority online at www.danc.org or www.northcountryrecycles.org.
Hit the Trails to Look for Recycling Rocks!
Published on Sep 11, 2019 at 03:42p.m.
More than 30 brightly colored “recycling rocks” have been scattered along the three public recreational trails owned by the Development Authority of the North Country, waiting for hikers to find them! Find one, snap a photo, post it to the North Country Recycles Facebook page with #re...
St. Lawrence County Fall Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day
Published on Sep 11, 2019 at 03:39p.m.
The Development Authority of the North Country, in cooperation with St. Lawrence County and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, will be sponsoring a free household hazardous waste collection this Saturday, Sept. 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the St. Lawrence County Human S...
Hardcover Books to be Recycled at Development Authority Open House
Published on Aug 16, 2019 at 03:00p.m.
Got hardcover books laying around that you don’t know what to do with? Bring them to the Development Authority of the North Country’s open house on August 22 to be recycled!
For the first time, visitors are invited to bring their unwanted hardcover books to the event, from 4-6...
Recycling Rocks! to be Featured at DANC Open House
Published on Aug 08, 2019 at 02:52p.m.
Kids will have the opportunity to use their artistic talents to send recycling messages out into the world at the Development Authority’s annual Open House August 22 from 4-6 p.m. at the regional landfill in Rodman.
Kids will use weather-resistant paint to decorate rocks with recycl...
Development Authority Open House Aug. 22
Published on Jul 26, 2019 at 11:18a.m.
Bring your unwanted hardcover books for recycling, learn about the expansion at the regional landfill and see what else the Development Authority of the North Country does at its annual open house at the regional Materials Management Facility in Rodman on August 22 from 4-6 p.m.
For the f...
GIS Training Sessions Scheduled
Published on Apr 25, 2019 at 08:44a.m.
How can you use a Geographic Information System (GIS) to make your job easier? How can you access more information? What are the benefits of using GIS?
Those interested in learning how to use the Development Authority of the North Country’s GIS Internet Mapping Application (IMA) will hav...
Mattress Recycling Launches in St. Lawrence County
Published on Apr 05, 2019 at 03:48p.m.
In an effort to divert some of the 16,000 mattresses a year disposed of in the regional landfill, the Development Authority of the North Country and St. Lawrence County have teamed up to launch a mattress recycling program. This comes after a successful mattress recycling pilot program was implem...
Regional Grown & Certified Program Launched
Published on Jun 11, 2018 at 10:51a.m.
In partnership with Cornell Cooperative Extension and county Soil and Water Conservation offices, the Development Authority of the North Country has launched the regional New York State Grown & Certified Agriculture Producer’s Grant program to help North Country producers meet the food ...
Development Authority Launches New Community Planning Website
Published on Mar 16, 2018 at 03:53p.m.
The Development Authority of the North Country has launched a new website to provide data that communities close to Fort Drum will find helpful in making land use decisions.
The website, www.fortdrumcompatibility.org, is one tool that communities can consult when making land use decisions. It ...
Authority & North Country Library System Team Up to Recycle Books
Published on Feb 08, 2018 at 03:49p.m.
The Development Authority of the North Country and the North Country Library System (NCLS) have teamed up to provide member libraries with a way to recycle hardcover books that have been taken out of circulation and are no longer useable.
While softcover books can be recycled with paper, hardc...