The Legislature, by unanimous vote, approved an update to the Tompkins County Comprehensive Plan, based on its five-year review. The update incorporates a new list of 18 action items between now and the next full update of the Plan, anticipated by 2025.
The new action items relate to such elements as providing ongoing assistance to municipalities in implementing projects promoting policies of the Comprehensive Plan or other County strategies; the Route 13 Corridor Study; continued and expanded Housing Funding; establishing a countywide Harmful Algal Blooms strategy; conducting Greenhouse Gas Emissions inventories for the community and County government operations; and undertaking an inventory and analysis of County facilities and fleet to determine a financially sound path to net-zero emissions.