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As loans grow more costly, local housing plans stall
ITHACA, N.Y. — In a market as tight as Ithaca’s, with housing costs rising as fast as they are, the last thing local electeds and economic development officials want to hear is a construction deceleration. But the extended period of high interest rates at the national level has...
Cleanup underway in city homeless encampment
ITHACA, N.Y. — Crews of city workers began cleaning out an area of the city’s homeless encampments last week. Workers used heavy machinery to pile whatever refuse or belongings were left in the abandoned encampment. Bicycles, propane tanks, shopping carts, and plywood are some of the most visible types of debris put into mounds in preparation for their removal.
Ithaca's Green New Deal pushed forward by newly adopted Justice50 resolution
Ithaca’s Common Council recently adopted Justice50, an action plan to address and aid underserved communities most impacted by the negative effects of climate change, and further the goals of Ithaca's Green New Deal. The council committed the city to several actions as part of the initiative, including investing at least 50% of all Ithaca Green New Deal funding in underserved communities (which the resolution calls “Climate Justice Communities,” or CJCs), ensuring at least 40% of participants in...
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