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Lewis County Industrial Development Agency

About the Organization.

The Lewis County Industrial Development Agency has been in operation since 1973. The LCIDA is a state authorized public benefit corporation that has the ability to provide certain New York State sanctioned tax benefit programs. 

Mission Statement

The mission of the County of Lewis IDA is to stabilize, strengthen, and grow communities through strategic community partnerships, innovative incentive programs, responsible leverage of our financial resources, and thoughtful policy development to advance economic growth and ensure a brighter and more inclusive future for all.

Board of Directors.

Joe Lawrence

IDA Board Chair
Dairy Forage Systems Specialist, Cornell University

Gagan Singh

IDA Board Vice Chair
Financial Advisor, Northwestern Mutual

Jessica Moser

Lewis County Representative
Attorney, Young Law Firm

Herb Frost

Owner, ArborCare

Gerald Haenlin

National Grid

McKenzie Lehman

Junior Civil Engineer, BCA Architects & Engineers

Darlene Rowsam

Account Manager, ParentSquare

Candace Randall

IDA Attorney
Campany, McArdle & Randall, PLLC
LCIDA Finance & Audit Committee
  • Gagan Singh (Chair)
  • McKenzie Lehman
  • Jerry Haenlin
  • Joe Lawrence
LCIDA Governance Committee
  • Herb Frost (Chair)
  • Darlene Rowsam
  • Jessica Moser
LCIDA Projects Committee

Darlene Rowsam (Chair)

Please note that this is an ad hoc committee to be activated as needed based on current projects. Committee members will be dependent on current projects and this listing will be updated as the committee is activated.

Public Documents

Board Meetings.

Lewis County Industrial Development Agency Board Meetings are held on the first Thursday of each month at 8:15AM at the Lewis County JCC Education Center (7395 East Road, Lowville, NY). All board meetings are live streamed and recordings are available through YouTube.

2024 Meeting Dates

January 4 | February 1 | April 4 | May 2 | July 11 | August 1 | September 5 | October 3 | November 7 | December 5

Please note that the meetings for October 2024 was cancelled.

2025 Meeting Dates

January 2 | February 6 | March 6 | April 3 | May 1 | June 5 |  July 3 | August 7 | September 4 | October 2 | November 6 | December 4

Watch our Public Meetings on YouTube