Posts by George Christopher

Council searches for fifth ward Alderperson The Ithaca Common Council is conducting its search for a new fifth ward alderperson. The seat was left vacant after Laura Lewis was elected mayor in November. The council has formed a Vacancy Committee made up of Lewis, the 5th ward’s other alderperson Robert Cantelmo, and Alderperson Robert Gearhart…

Nguyen Running for Reelection; Won’t run again. The Ithaca Voice reports that second ward Common Councilor Ducson Nguyen will seek re-election to another four year term on Common Council, but, if elected, the term will be his last. Nguyen’s district will change along with the rest of the common council following last year’s redistricting process.…

Lewis won’t Run for Reelection in 2023 On Wednesday, Ithaca Mayor Laura Lewis announced she would not seek reelection in 2023. According to the Ithaca Voice, Lewis’ announcement came during Lewis’ state of the city address at the Common Council’s first meeting of the year. Lewis was elected to fill the final year of Svante…

City says Reimagining Process wasn’t Transparent, but not Unethical The city of Ithaca has concluded its investigation into ethics concerns regarding the reimaging public safety process. According to the Ithaca Times, the report found no clear ethical violations but did say the process suffered from a lack of transparency. Ethics complaints were raised by Common…

Ithaca Project Wins Restore NY Grant for Renovations New York State has awarded $1.5 million to a project in the City of Ithaca to rehabilitate two century old buildings on South Cayuga Street. According to the Ithaca Voice, the renovation plans call for the 115-121 and 123 buildings at South Cayuga street to be refurbished…

County Awards Community Recovery Fund Grants Yesterday Tompkins County announced the local organizations who will receive Community Recovery Fund Grants totaling over $6.5 million. Grants were awarded to 53 different projects with one more pending a State Environmental Quality Review. The largest single grant was $1.5 million given to the Cayuga Medical Center for an…

Dems Choose 3rd District Nominee Democrats have selected Susan Currie as their nominee in the special election for the county legislature’s third district. Incumbent legislator Henry Granison stepped down in October shortly before passing away. A Special Election to select Granison’s replacement is scheduled for January 24th. Currie was selected by a committee of third…