2023 News Archives
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…
During the June 15, 2023 meeting of the Tompkins County Legislature's Facilities and Infrastructure Committee Tompkins County Administrator Lisa Holmes presented the Tompkins County Downtown Facilities Plan which addresses Downtown Ithaca office space needs for Tompkins County departments. The…
Resolution to Issue Request for Proposals for Broadband Services Passes
Tompkins County recently completed a study that identified 1,200 local locations that are unserved by broadband internet access, around 3.9% of the nearly 31,000 total locations in the County. The Legislature, upon…
Following a contest including submissions from middle and high school age students in Tompkins County, the Tompkins County Board of Elections is inviting County residents to vote for their favorite “I Voted” sticker design. The final eight design submissions are listed online at: https://tcgov.co/…
The Tompkins County Finance Department invites interested bidders to attend the Real Property Tax Foreclosure Auction to be held on Thursday, June 29 at the Tompkins County Whole Health building’s Rice Room at 55 Brown Road, Ithaca. Bidders may begin registering at 6pm. At 7pm, following a review…
Human Services Coalition Presents on County Agency Funding Process
Director Cindy Wilcox and Deputy Director John Mazzello of the Human Services Coalition presented on the funding review process used by the Coalition to review not-for-profit agency grant requests and distribute County funds…