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Officials appear to have missed a public hearing requirement before issuing $2.9M in tax breaks
ITHACA, N.Y. — A local authority approved millions of dollars of additional tax breaks across three projects without holding what appears to be legally required public hearings. The Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency (IDA), which has the power to authorize tax breaks for developers, is required by state law...
Popular Ithaca Festival returns for the weekend
ITHACA, N.Y. (WENY) -- The popular Ithaca Festival has returned to the city with the theme “Let The Sunshine In!”. The free event is set to run Friday through Sunday. The festival kicked off with a parade through Cayuga Street Thursday evening. Next up: the Ithaca Festival Spring Craft Fair, which will feature 100 local and regional vendors who will have food, drinks, jewelry and pottery, among other things. The craft fair is scheduled from 12 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. The fair will be held on E. State Street.
Gallery: Ithaca Festival Parade 2024
ITHACA, N.Y. — Hundreds of Ithacans marked the unofficial start to summer during the 47th annual Ithaca Festival Parade. Ithaca Mayor Robert Cantelmo and his family led the parade along with law enforcement officials and Alderperson Ducson Nguyen. Marchers — among them a delegation of bottle gourd enthusiasts, several...
Ithaca could cut 22 teacher positions under new proposed budget
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Ithaca City School District (ICSD) unveiled some preliminary budget plans Tuesday night after voters rejected an initial budget proposal on May 21 by a record margin. Salaries and benefits make up the bulk of the district’s annual operating budget. Both preliminary budgets presented would involve...
Lead found in Trumansburg school district water fountains
ITHACA, N.Y. — Water from seven fixtures in the Trumansburg Central School District (TCSD) have tested positive for lead contamination over legally allowed levels. The school district announced last week that the fixtures, which include several sinks with drinking fountain attachments, were shut off “for further testing.” The water samples were tested in late April.
Ithaca Board of Education hears from parents as new budget talks get underway
ITHACA, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — On Tuesday night, May 28, the Ithaca Board of Education meeting was the first for the board to begin creating a new budget. The board heard from multiple parents who voted down the original budget due to a variety of reasons. Those reasons span across different areas of the budget. Parents […]
Voting begins in Tompkins County “I Voted” sticker contest
ITHACA, N.Y. — Community members can now vote for the winner of what some consider to be the most prestigious, and possibly only, art contest in local politics. Voters will choose the designs of the “I Voted” and “Future Voter” stickers that will be handed out at polling locations in Tompkins County for the 2024 General Election in November.
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