2023 News Archives
Legislature Hears Presentation on Capital Program Tompkins County Administrator Lisa Holmes shared an overview of the 2024 Capital Budget and Debt Service plan. The information presented was not the County Administrator’s budget recommendation, but rather a glimpse at long-range capital program…
The Tompkins County Finance Department, including the tax paying, accounts payable, payroll, and purchasing divisions, will be closing to the public from 2:00 p.m. to close on Wednesday August 23, 2023. The department will open for its regular hours at 8:30a.m. on Thursday August 24.
Legislators Hear Presentation on the Rethinking Waste in Tompkins County Draft Plan Kat McCarthy, Waste Reduction and Recycling Coordinator at the Tompkins County Recycling and Materials Management Department presented on the County’s draft plan, “Rethinking Waste in Tompkins County.” In…
Tompkins County has launched its first ever Strategic Operations Plan process to outline clear goals and objectives while setting a direction for the organization’s future. The Plan, while ultimately subject to adoption by the elected County Legislature, is slated to be finalized in 2024 following…
The Town of Ithaca and Tompkins County are announcing that a previously drafted Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) between the two municipalities and Cornell University regarding the Pleasant Grove Road (County Road 122) and Cradit Farm Drive intersection in the Town of Ithaca is concluded following the…
Resolution to Oppose the Increase of the Permitted Landfill Height and Extended Life of Seneca Meadows, Inc. Fails A resolution opposing the proposed increase in the permitted height and extended life of the Seneca Meadows landfill failed 7-6 (Legislators Shurtleff (R-Groton), Sigler (R-Lansing…
The Tompkins County Tourism Program is pleased to announce three grant programs for the fall: Community Celebrations, Tourism Advancement, and Tourism Capital grants. A total of $391,550 is available in the fall grant cycle for these three programs. Detailed information is available at www.…
he Tompkins County Board of Elections has announced that Dakota Tseng, a recently graduated senior from New Roots Charter School submitted the winning design for the 2023 “I Voted” sticker contest. Tseng’s design featuring a cat in a field of flowers will be printed on 30,000 “I Voted” stickers…
The Tompkins County Board of Elections is inviting interested members of the public to test several voting machine options being considered by the Board for use in future elections. Three New York State certified vendors are offering public sessions on the following dates: July 11, 2:00p.m. – 4:…
The Tompkins County Historical Commission has announced completion of its project to place street signage in the indigenous Gayogo̱hó:nǫɁ language and tribal colors along Cayuga Street in the City of Ithaca and Villages of Trumansburg and Groton. The project was initiated and funded by the…