Clinton Kirkland Improvement Corporation - CKIC

06/11/2026

We are so excited to share this year's lineup for the 2026 Clinton NY Concerts on the Village Green! Please join us for this family-friendly FREE event! Every Tuesday evening from 6:30 - 8:30 PM (weather permitting) on the Village Green, starting June 30th. Can't wait to see you there!

06/08/2026

Join CKIC and the Clinton Chamber of Commerce at Coffee and Commerce at Hamilton College!

Date: Tuesday, June 9th
Time: 8 - 9:30 am

Register at: https://clintonnychamber.org/calendar/?fbclid=IwY2xjawSTsAlleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFwNndHcFBtU0Q5TDZXS1Y5c3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHsY68rYTTfnpldRFv5mBKgYK8McwQ8W-nmJk4V5nseixE3JK09-cBsEdMc2F_aem_6SOayuZPv_78oyGjoHlwng #!event/2026/6/9/coffee-and-commerce-networking-breakfast-with-ckic

Hear updates on the following:

- CKIC's Mission and Projects
- The Downtown Revitalization Initiative projects, both major initiatives and small businesses
- Kirkland NY Trails
- Clinton Village Green project
- Nye Center for Innovation and Technology at Hamilton College

We’re excited to for our next Coffee and Commerce - Networking Breakfast with CKIC!

The Clinton Kirkland Improvement Corporation (CKIC) will be co-hosting a Clinton Chamber of Commerce Networking Breakfast on Tuesday, June 9th, from 8am - 9:30am at Hamilton College. Coffee and breakfast refreshments will be available.

In addition to networking for local business and community leaders, we’ve arranged for five, four-minute updates from representatives of the following organizations:

CKIC Initiatives – CKIC President Mike Debraggio
Reimaging the Village Green – Mayor Elizabeth Tantillo
DRI and Small Project Fund Progress – CKIC Treasurer Steve Bellona
Nye Center for Innovation and Technology – Mike Klapmeyer
Kirkland Trails – Vice President Jim Bramley

📅 Tuesday, June 9th 🕠 8:00 AM at Hamilton College.

Please help us with a headcount and register in advance: https://clintonnychamber.org/calendar/ #!event/2026/6/9/coffee-and-commerce-networking-breakfast-with-ckic

We’ll meet in the Siuda Admission House (building number 48) on the Hamilton campus. Parking is available in the lot behind Ferguson House (building number 51).

06/06/2026

The 2026 Clinton Historical Society History Camp will be held August 3-7. This popular summer learning experience encourages rising 4th through 7th graders to learn about their community's history through hands-on activities, tours, field trips and more.

Class size is limited and preference is given to Clinton students.

📅 August 3-7
⏰ 9 a.m.-12 p.m
📍 1 Fountain Street, Clinton
💸 $30 per camper
📣 Registration deadline is July 24
🔗 Register here: https://clintonhistory.org/

06/04/2026

06/04/2026

06/04/2026

The Village of Clinton has earned a 2025 Tree City USA Recognition.

05/30/2026

We’re excited to for our next Coffee and Commerce - Networking Breakfast with CKIC!

The Clinton Kirkland Improvement Corporation (CKIC) will be co-hosting a Clinton Chamber of Commerce Networking Breakfast on Tuesday, June 9th, from 8am - 9:30am at Hamilton College. Coffee and breakfast refreshments will be available.

In addition to networking for local business and community leaders, we’ve arranged for five, four-minute updates from representatives of the following organizations:

CKIC Initiatives – CKIC President Mike Debraggio
Reimaging the Village Green – Mayor Elizabeth Tantillo
DRI and Small Project Fund Progress – CKIC Treasurer Steve Bellona
Nye Center for Innovation and Technology – Mike Klapmeyer
Kirkland Trails – Vice President Jim Bramley

📅 Tuesday, June 9th 🕠 8:00 AM at Hamilton College.

Please help us with a headcount and register in advance: https://clintonnychamber.org/calendar/ #!event/2026/6/9/coffee-and-commerce-networking-breakfast-with-ckic

We’ll meet in the Siuda Admission House (building number 48) on the Hamilton campus. Parking is available in the lot behind Ferguson House (building number 51).

05/28/2026

We are hiring! The Kirkland Town Library has an immediate opening for a part-time patron services associate. A complete job description is available at the library or on our website. Submit a cover letter and your resume to our director by dropping it off or emailing it to [email protected]. The deadline to apply is Monday, June 15.

12/11/2025

✨ Attention Business & Nonprofit Leaders! ✨

Did you know there’s a wealth of grant funding available—but many don’t know where to start?

Join us for a FREE workshop: Best Practices for Finding and Preparing Grants

📅 Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026
🕛 Noon–1:30 p.m.
📍 Kennedy Auditorium, Taylor Science Center, Hamilton College

Hear from experts and a seasoned grant writer on how to:
✅ Identify funding sources
✅ Get your organization grant-ready
✅ Craft award-winning applications

🍴 Lunch provided by Hamilton College!

🎤 Danny Lapin, AICP, Revitalization Specialist, and Cassandra Leopold, Revitalization Specialist, Office of Planning, Development & Community
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞
𝘎𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘚𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥: 𝘊𝘰𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘶𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘻𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯

🎤 Allison Madmoune, Director, Derek Crossman, AICP, Deputy Regional Director, or Ryan LeoGrande, Economic Development Specialist 2
𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐰𝐤 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧
𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘍𝘈, 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘵 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘍𝘈 𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘭

🎤 Heather Devitt, Deputy Director, and Amanda Whalen, Clean Energy Program Manager
𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐰𝐤 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐲 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐥𝐨𝐩𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭, 𝐈𝐧𝐜.
𝘙𝘦𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴, 𝘳𝘦𝘣𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴, 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴

🎤 Amy Lindner MSW, MPA, Interim Executive Director
𝐔𝐩𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐈𝐧𝐜. 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐅𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐫 & 𝐎𝐧𝐞𝐢𝐝𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬
𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴: 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘚𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴

🎤 Liz Congdon Forster, M.A., GPC, Owner/Principal Grant Consultant
𝐋𝐂𝐅 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘴

💡 Space is limited—RSVP https://ckic13323.org/grants-workshop-january-20-2026

This could be the most profitable 90 minutes you spend to grow your business or nonprofit.

Clinton Chamber of Commerce
Visit Oneida County, NY
Village of Clinton, New York 13323

12/08/2025

Construction Update – December Progress Report

Buildings are numbered 1–6, beginning with Building #1 as you enter the site from the west on McBride Ave. The numbering continues clockwise around the site.

**Building #1**
- Slabs have been poured
- 1st floor exterior framing is mostly complete
- 2nd floor framing will be starting next

**Building #2**
- Excavation complete
- Foundations poured
- Plumbing rough-ins appear complete
- Underslab finish grading and concrete still to come

Despite steady progress, the site was snow-covered during the visit, and it’s clear that the cold, snowy early winter has slowed things down. ❄️

Stay tuned for more updates as the project continues to take shape!

Want to explore all the funded projects and track their progress? Visit:
🔗 https://ckic13323.org/dri-11-dri-projects-awarded-totaling-9-7-million/
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Village of Clinton, New York 13323
Hamilton College
Visit Oneida County, NY
New York Department of State

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