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Local student raises $8,000 for inclusive playground equipment in the City of Plattsburgh

The City of Plattsburgh wishes to congratulate local high school senior, Bailey J. Vanarmman on his recent achievement of raising $8,000 through a city soccer tournament on August 7th at Melissa Penfield Park. Click for more.

City Seeking Over $4.5 Million in Grant Funding via 2022 NYS Consolidated Funding Applications

As part of New York State’s annual Consolidated Funding Application (CFA) process, the City of Plattsburgh this year submitted grant applications requesting over $4.5 million in total funding spread across seven projects throughout the City. Click for more details.

Downtown Plattsburgh gears up to welcome Lake City Arts Festival on August 27th

The City of Plattsburgh is gearing up to host the first Lake City Arts Festival on Saturday August 27th from 12:00-6:30PM in Downtown Plattsburgh. Click for more.

City awarded $1.88 million to invest in sewer capacity

The City was recently awarded $1.88 million from the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation Water Quality Improvement Program to increase the sewer capacity across the Saranac River near the Commemoration Footbridge. Click for more.

Recreational Accessibility Comes to the Plattsburgh City Beach

The Sunrise Rotary Club of Plattsburgh and the City of Plattsburgh are pleased to announce a joint initiative to bring recreational access to the Plattsburgh City Beach. Click for more.

A Local Music Legacy Inspires New Online Exhibit

Plattsburgh Rocks! inspired Eleanor Schulz, a graduate student at the University of Washington, to launch a project that has resulted in an exciting new online exhibit called, Capturing the History of SUNY Plattsburgh’s Student Nightlife Scene in the 1980s and 1990s. Click for more.

Parks Come! Alive South Acres will close out the summer event series this week!

The City will be hosting its third and final event this Thursday August 4th from 4:30-7:30PM at South Acres Park located on 23 Flynn Avenue. Click for more.

Common Council committee August meeting changes

The following changes have been made to the August City Infrastructure committee and the City Operations committees. Click for more.

City to Pilot New Trash Collection Downtown

If you have walked past Upper Bridge and Margaret Streets recently, you may have noticed a new type of garbage can in town, one that promises to have a higher capacity is powered through solar energy and will prevent garbage from blowing through the streets.

Public Meeting scheduled for August 1 to Discuss City’s Comprehensive Master Plan

The City of Plattsburgh, along with consultants Saratoga Associates and Behan Planning and Design, will be holding a public meeting to discuss the City’s Draft Comprehensive Master Plan on Monday, August 1, 2022 at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall in the Common Council Chambers.