Yesterday was Bike to School/Work Day in Ithaca and, following the pattern started last year, we had a “breakfast station” at the foot of West Hill to feed anyone who passed by bike or on foot. This time, we had to enlarge our criteria, as one commuter arrived by canoe on the flood control …
Bike to Work (or School) Day has been promoted for many years by the League of American Bicyclists and we’ve had various activities throughout Ithaca. Last year was the first when several groups got together to offer “breakfast stations” at various points where people might stop while biking to or from their work/school. One of …
From Cynthia Brock: I am linking two press releases issued moments ago by IPD and Mayor Myrick (full text is also below on this page): 04-29-2013 Joint Statement from Mayor Myrick and Acting Chief 04-29-2013 West Hill Crimes It includes the following action which will take place immediately: “In response to the recent violent crimes, …
MINORITY REPORT of the Comprehensive Plan Committee Submitted on Febuary 11, 2012 by Joseph Wetmore and Stephen Wagner in response to the Town Of Ithaca, New York, Comprehensive Plan Draft Date: December 5, 2012 Download the report: Final Minority Report (800KB) From the Table of Contents: Introduction – A town’s comprehensive plan should be a document that describes …
Happy New Year! From my family to yours, we hope you had a wonderful holiday season and we wish you the best for a happy and healthy 2013! With the end of year festivities over, I am sending a quick email with information regarding important upcoming events and information on proposed zoning changes for the …
From: James Douglas July 4, 2012 at 4:18 pm (Edit) We still have some spots open for soccer camp which starts next week. Please pass the word on. Thanks! Ithaca Youth Bureau Soccer Camp Who: Girls and Boys, ages 10-15 Where: Cass Park When: July 9 – July 13, 9:00 – noon Fee: $95/$67 City Resident …
For Immediate Release June 18, 2012 Hydrilla Eradication Treatments Resume in Cayuga Inlet Ithaca, NY – The second of a series of herbicide treatments is tentatively scheduled for the Cayuga Inlet on June 26-27, 2012. The herbicide being used in the treatment is Endothal, also known as Aquathol K. This is the same herbicide that …
Cynthia Brock provided this explanation in response to a question: The stated purpose of redistricting is to equalize the population of the various Wards, regardless of age or ability to vote. Under all the various scenarios, the population variance between the largest and smallest wards cannot vary by 10% or more. However even …
West Hill has been part of the city’s first ward, together with South Hill and parts of the city’s north side. It seems that there is momentum now to convert to a districting plan in which the first and second wards would be combined. This is a map of the proposed wards, with notations showing …
So, many of us have been worried about the sprawling of Ithaca onto West Hill in a series of developments. Now, another one seems to have arrived (see next post, “70-Unit…”), proposed by the Eco Village people, whom we want to regard as guardians of good sense and good practices. What’s a body to think?!?!? …