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Mayor’s salary debate boils over as three council members walk out
ITHACA, N.Y. — Frustration boiled over in City Hall before three members of Common Council walked out over a contentious vote near the end of a late-night city budget meeting on Thursday. Instead of...
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After fraught debate on salary increase, mayor says he wants the proposal put...
ITHACA. N.Y. — Mayor Robert Cantelmo has asked that a proposal to raise the City of Ithaca’s mayoral salary be withdrawn.A proposal to raise the mayor’s salary from $30,000 to $62,500 was passed as a...
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City mulling lead infrastructure replacement strategies after new EPA mandate
ITHACA, N.Y. — The city has hundreds of lead pipes running underneath its sidewalks, through public right-of-ways and into people’s homes. Last month, President Joe Biden’s administration ordered all...
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City budget passes, but senior staff send message to council: Get your act...
ITHACA, N.Y. — The City of Ithaca’s 2025 budget passed in a 9-2 vote of Common Council on Wednesday, but not before its members received a stern scolding from some of the city’s most senior staff over...
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Inlet project gets 30-day lifeline to negotiate with local hotelier
ITHACA, N.Y. — Developers behind a plan to develop an underused city-owned parking lot on Inlet Island are getting a one-month extension on their exclusive negotiation agreement with the city after a...
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Cantelmo’s State of the City highlights plans of housing push, zoning reform...
ITHACA, N.Y. — Mayor Robert Cantelmo delivered the 2025 State of the City address Tuesday afternoon, outlining his vision for the upcoming year and highlighting efforts the city will undertake to...
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City releases applications for short-term rental units
ITHACA, N.Y. — The City of Ithaca has opened applications to operate short-term rentals locally after legislation passed last year that introduced new regulations on properties typically rented through...
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