2019 News Archives
The Legislature, by a vote of 10-3 (Legislators Mike Sigler, Dave McKenna, and Glenn Morey voted no; Legislator Deborah Dawson was excused) urged New York State to pass the Drivers License Access and Privacy Act, to allow the issuance of driver’s licenses to New York State residents regardless of…
The Tompkins County Legislature is urging Governor Cuomo and State Legislators to double down on the State’s current water infrastructure funding, through a resolution approved without dissent tonight. Created in 2015, the state’s Water Infrastructure Improvement Act (WIIA) has provided grants to…
Renewing an issue first advanced early last year, the Legislature, by unanimous vote (Legislator Deborah Dawson was excused), urged the State Legislature to amend Section 224 of New York State County Law to permit Tompkins County to appropriate County funds towards the development, maintenance, or…
The Legislature, with one dissent, awarded 2019 Arts and Culture Organization Development Grants to ten local organizations, in the second year of two-year funding approved last spring as part of the Tompkins County Tourism Program, funded through County hotel room occupancy tax. In recognition…
The Tompkins County Department of Recycling and Materials Management seeks to hire two Outreach Assistants to help promote recycling programs at community events in Tompkins County. These are part-time positions starting in April and continuing through November. The position involves working as…
We want to know what the public thinks about health in our community! The Tompkins County Health Department and Cayuga Medical Center are working with community partners to gather information from residents about the most important health-related concerns in our community. Residents can participate…
The Legislature’s Facilities and Infrastructure Committee today received an update report from County Administrator Jason Molino regarding the County’s ongoing study of properties in the 400 block of North Tioga Street in Ithaca—a report that Administrator Molino characterized as “a very…
The US Department of Agriculture will issue March 2019 Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits early. This is to mitigate any difficulties that people may experience due to the early disbursal of February SNAP benefits due to the federal shutdown. For March, no matter what a…
Governor Andrew Cuomo today announced the award of $23.6 Million under the Governor’s State Aviation Capital Grant Program, awards that will support airport modernization, operational improvements and safety enhancement projects statewide. The awards include $1.5 million to construct a new shared…
Sale of CDBG Loan Portfolio Approved; Program Income Committed to Airport Accessibility Improvements
Responding to a policy change by New York State regarding NYS Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program Income Funds and a challenging March 31st deadline, the Legislature, by unanimous vote , (Legislators McBean-Clairborne and Champion excused), authorized sale of the County’s NYS CDBG loan…