2019 News Archives
The Tompkins County Department of Planning and Sustainability is pleased to continue the conversation around housing in our community with this opportunity. This Seminar on small scale real estate development is all about project formation. The Incremental Development Alliance faculty will take a…
June 12, 2019, 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Borg Warner Room East, Tompkins County Public Library The Tompkins County Environmental Management Council has been requested by the Legislature’s Planning, Energy, and Environmental Quality Committee to review the relevant forestry science to provide it with…
The Tompkins County Legislature approved a resolution urging the New York State Legislature and Governor Cuomo to pass comprehensive climate legislation during the 2019 legislative term. The vote was 12-1, with Legislator Mike Sigler voting no; Legislator Michael Lane was out of the room and…
The Legislature took several necessary actions to proceed with three bridge replacement projects funded under this year’s New York State BridgeNY program. Without dissent, the Legislature approved a funding agreements with the NYS Department of Transportation for replacement of the Central Chapel…
The Tompkins County Shared Services Panel, convened by County Administrator Jason Molino, took public comment regarding shared services to be included in the County’s 2020 Shared Services Plan. The session is the first of three public hearings to be held on the topic. City of Ithaca resident…
In a letter to Governor Cuomo, 13 of the 14 members of the Tompkins County Legislature have expressed their support of applications filed by the Empire State Data Hub initiative. The project would include planned closure of the coal-fired Cayuga Power Plant in Lansing and repurposing of the site as…
The Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office conducted a “Buckle Up New York, Click it or Ticket” detail from May 30th - May 31st. This detail directly correlates with the Governor’s Traffic Safety Committee of New York State. “Our mission is to be a reminder to community members about how dangerous it…
On Monday, June 3, the Tompkins County Department of Planning and Sustainability invites area residents to participate in a public meeting on the five-year review of the Tompkins County Comprehensive Plan. The meeting will take place at 6:00 PM (doors open at 5:45 PM) in the Borg Warner Room of the…
The Tompkins County Legislature’s Public Safety Committee and the City of Ithaca’s Planning and Economic Development Committee, meeting in joint session, tonight reviewed preliminary findings of a Law Enforcement Co-Location Study. The consultant team led by Kingsbury Architecture, of Ithaca, was…
On Tuesday, June 4th, the Tompkins County Shared Services Panel will seek public input regarding a County-wide Shared Services Plan. The public hearing will be held on June 4th, 5:00 p.m., at Tompkins County Legislature Chambers, located at the Governor Daniel D. Tompkins Building, 121 E. Court…