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Ithaca Starts Clean Up of Homeless Encampment City workers have begun to clean up a former homeless encampment in Ithaca’s West End. The clean up was ordered by the Tompkins Environmental Health in early April. According to the Ithaca Voice, work began at the site last week. The small triangular parcel is bordered by train tracks and by Six Mile Creek and is visible from the Taber St bridge. In December, Common Countil adopted a one-year pilot program aimed at providing basic services for unhoused people living in a prescribed encampment zone. The area being clieaned up is not part of that sanctioned zone. Until the cleanup, ten people had been living in…
Daniel Apfel reports on the production and consumption of maple syrup from Cornell’s Arnot Forest, one of many syrup producers hosting Maple Weekend events. This story originally aired on the March 27th, 2015 edition of WRFI Community Radio News.
Read MoreSamuel Whitehead speaks with Deb Mohlenhoff, Fifth Ward Alderperson for the City of Ithaca, about the future of the former Ithaca Gun factory site, the Cascadilla Boat club’s role in Stewart Park, and her take on public private partnerships in the city. This interview originally aired on the March 23rd, 2015 edition of WRFI…
Read MoreSamuel Whitehead speaks with Mayor of the City of Ithaca Svante Myrick about how he got into public service, updating tax abatements in the city, the rising cost of housing, the relationship between Ithaca and Cornell, new city fees, public private partnerships, and his goals for the city in 2015. This interview originally aired…
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Ithaca Starts Clean Up of Homeless Encampment City workers have begun to clean up a former homeless encampment in Ithaca’s West End. The clean up was ordered by the Tompkins Environmental Health in early April. According to the Ithaca Voice, work began at the site last week. The small triangular parcel is bordered by train…
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Ithaca City School District Election Roundup The district-wide Ithaca City School District election is coming up on May 21. Eligible voters in the district will vote on three ballot measures and for candidates for three seats on the school board. The first measure is a vote on the district’s proposed $169 million budget. It will…
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Coalition Pushes for “Just Cause” Employment in Ithaca The campaign for “just cause” employment legislation in Ithaca continues. According to the Cornell Sun, the Ithaca Just Cause Coalition has been pushing Common Council to adopt their proposal and a working group on the matter is being formed. The coalition includes unions, nonprofits and businesses. The…
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Ithaca Passes Short Term Rental Ordinance, Green New Deal Plan- Ithaca’s Common Council passed to major resolutions at its regular meeting Wednesday night. The first enacts a long-discussed short term rental ordinance. Under the new regulation, a permit is required to operate a short term rental. A “short term rental” is defined as one for…
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