Community members who use a nine mile stretch of Route 13 between Warren Rd. and the Village of Dryden can learn more and take the project survey HERE

(Ithaca, N.Y.) – Tompkins County is inviting visionary leaders to apply for the Chief Equity and Diversity Officer position by July 19th, 2020. This is a new senior leadership position...
Resolution to Change Legislative Terms in Anticipation of 2021 Delayed Census Results Fails
A resolution moved by Legislator Dan Klein directing the County Attorney to prepare a local law changing the term of office for Tompkins County Legislators...
(Ithaca, NY) – The outcome of the 2020 Census will have broad implications for issues such as local redistricting and funding for...
(Ithaca, NY) – Tompkins County Youth Services, in collaboration with CCE Tompkins’s 4H Youth Program, is spearheading a community approach to address the needs of families, youth, and caregivers during COVID-19. The 2020 Summer Planning Youth Taskforce seeks to ensure...
Tompkins County Officials Hold Town Hall, Discussing Ongoing COVID-19 Crisis, Racial Injustices
(Ithaca, NY) – Tompkins County officials held a live-streamed weekly town hall on Thursday evening, and shared updates on the ongoing COVID-19 crisis...
Legislature Passes Resolution Condemning Institutional Racism and the Killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN
Tompkins County Legislators reflected on racial injustices before unanimously passing (14-0) a resolution condemning the killing of...
(Ithaca, NY) – Municipal libraries in Tompkins County have announced that they are all reopening with curbside or in-lobby pick-up in the week of June 15, 2020. Tompkins County residents can place a hold on their local library’s materials by phone, email, or through the...
(Ithaca, NY) – Tompkins County expects over $589,000 to be available for rent assistance for low to moderate income renters in Tompkins County whose incomes have been reduced due to COVID-19.
The COVID-19 Rental Assistance Program will be managed by Ithaca...
(Ithaca, NY) – According to an announcement Friday from Governor Cuomo, Tompkins County, as part of the Southern Tier Region, can begin phase two of reopening as of 1:00pm Friday, 5/29. The delayed reopening was in response to a further review of COVID-19 data by public...
Thursday evening New York State officials announced that phase two of reopening is being delayed to allow for additional review of data related to COVID-19. Tompkins County, as part of the Southern Tier, was slated to enter phase two on...