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Top stories rewind: Looking back at the week of 8/19
(CortacaToday) — Here’s a look back at the top stories in Cortland and Tompkins Counties from this week:. Ithaca Common Council OKs homeless encampment coordinator: The position of homeless encampment coordinator was recently approved by the Common Council, which City Manager Deb Mohlenhoff tells WHCU will be a big help. Read the full story here.
Town of Ithaca officials get first look at large West Hill mixed-use neighborhood development
ITHACA, N.Y. — Members of the Town of Ithaca Planning Committee had a chance to give their initial thoughts on plans for a “Traditional Neighborhood Development” —style (TND) retail and 400-unit residential development planned by Conifer Realty for West Hill. As currently envisioned, the 50-acre masterplan...
6 Most Haunted Locations in the Hudson Valley, New York
Can you believe that we are into Spooky Season already? It's late August, the weather is getting cooler, and believe it not, while driving on I-84, I'm seeing some trees start to change color. As someone who loves summer, I don't want it to fade away to quickly; however, fall is such an awesome time of year.
More fiscal changes come to light ahead of first day for Ithaca public schools
ITHACA, N.Y. — Administrators from the Ithaca City School District (ICSD) presented a list of pending and implemented budget cuts to Board of Education members during a special voting meeting Tuesday night. The fiscal impact of that smaller budget — and how district leaders choose to allocate it —...
Trumansburg Village Purchases License Plate Recognition Cameras with Grant Funding
The Trumansburg Police Department has received an $83,000 grant, which will help fund license plate recognition cameras from surveillance and security system manufacturer Flock Safety. The village board has approved a motion to purchase the cameras, which will be placed throughout the village and will be fully grant-funded for the next three years.
Spectrum required to provide cheaper services, hummingbird migration, Finger Lakes moments
Good morning ☀️ Congratulations on making it through another week. I’ll be diving into some Finger Lakes moments later on in this newsletter to start your weekend on the right foot. Click here to sign up for more Daily Briefings from the Ithaca Journal. ...
Ithaca ranked 8th best college town in U.S.
ITHACA, NY (CortacaToday) – Ithaca has been named one of the best college towns in the country. TheCampusAdvisor.com ranks Ithaca #8 on its 30 Best College Towns in the United States 2024 list. The overall score is generated from the following 8 categories: academic excellence, student friendliness, cost of...
Ithaca Common Council Establishes Encampment Response Coordinator Position
The Ithaca Common Council has unanimously approved the creation of an Encampment Response Coordinator position, a move aimed at addressing the growing challenge of unhoused encampments within the city. The decision, reached during a Wednesday meeting, follows extensive outreach and collaboration with several community organizations. The proposed position will work...
Ranked choice voting in Ithaca still a possibility despite disqualified petition
Several Ithaca Common Council members say they plan to consider exploring proposed election reforms, including ranked choice voting, even after an initial petition presenting the measure failed to meet requirements. Ranked choice voting would change Ithaca’s current voting system, which allows voters to cast their ballot only for their preferred...
Pavement repair will close North Cayuga Street block for a week
The City of Ithaca says the block of North Cayuga Street between Buffalo Street and Court Street will be closed to through traffic for the week starting Monday, August 26, for road pavement repair. The closure is for “excavation and removal of damaged pavement and placement of two courses of...
Chemung County to start accepting winter storage reservations
CHEMUNG COUNTY, N.Y. (WETM) — Chemung County residents looking to pack a boat or trailer away for the winter have the chance to do so through the county’s buildings and grounds department. In a release from Chemung County, the buildings and grounds department will start taking reservations for winter storage at the Chemung County Fairgrounds […]
Council appears poised to pass law to override state tax levy limit
ITHACA, N.Y. — A committee of Common Council unanimously voted on Wednesday to override the local tax levy limit established by New York State law. The decision to do so, which Common Council has done routinely for years, drew concern from council members focused on the steep cost of living in the Ithaca area.
Ithaca-based Lifelong gets $150,000 grant
ITHACA, N.Y. (WENY) -- Lifelong, an older adult community center based in Ithaca, has received a $150,000 grant to improve its facility. "With this grant, Lifelong will continue to provide a helping hand and a warm environment to the older adult population of Tompkins County, work that is essential to ensuring that their later years can be enriching and meaningful," said Assemblymember Anna Kelles, a Democrat.
County extends deadline for two projects receiving pandemic aid
ITHACA, N.Y. — Tompkins County officials extended a deadline Tuesday for two organizations that had received pandemic-era aid from the county. Neither have managed to secure government approval for their proposals and were at risk of having their funding nullified. Cayuga Health System (CHS) and Khuba International, a sustainable...
Montour Falls awarded $175K in clean energy grant funding
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. (WETM) — The Village of Montour Falls as part of a New York State Energy Research & Development Authority Clean Energy Community was awarded nearly $200,000 in grant funding to help save the village money with clean energy programs. According to a release from the village clerk, $175,000 in taxpayer grant funding […]
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