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  1. Noise Control

    I am a resident living upstairs of a bar called Silky Jones in Downtown Commons. It keeps playing loud music at night these days. I think the noise level is unreasonable. Even it is a bar, it should...
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    Jan 12, 2019 by Lindsey (5 points)

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  2. Stop light or two way stop sign at Coddington Rd. and Burns Rd. Ithaca

    Very hard to see at this intersection, cars go over speed limit.

    Jun 20, 2018 by CEOOFMYHOUSE (8 points)

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  3. Save the Old Train/Bus Station building!

    Save the Old Train/Bus Station building! What a wonderful historic site! I hope someone has a vision for this old building and will bring it back to life in a new and exciting way.

    Jul 5, 2018 by L W (5 points)

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  4. Concerned about the lack of parking

    I'm concerned about the parking downtown, specifically the commons/central downtown. I moved to Ithaca about 16 years ago and ever since moving here, there's been a problem with lack of parking spaces...
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    Mar 8, 2019 by Runner (8 points)

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  5. Add picnic tables and more benches

    Add picnic tables and more benches & trash cans at Washington Park This is such a large park, but is missing more places to sit. Also, a couple more trash cans would help.

    Jun 19, 2018 by SCS (5 points)

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  6. Makerspace for the public

    I'm the president of the non-profit makerspace Ithaca Generator. This thought relates the the whole ecosystem however. The mayor has acknowledged the maker movement in his public statements and...
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    Jan 31, 2017 by Elliot Wells (5 points)

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  7. Noise complaint

    I am a resident at 120 Valentine Pl. My neighbor has been making shouting very loudly throughout the past half a year, and it gets even worse these days - he persistently made the noise from 3pm to...
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    Mar 24, 2020 by Long L. (5 points)

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  8. Ithaca%20should%20take%20the%20intitiative:%20Test%20all%20nursing%20home%20employees%20for%20Covid-19

    Ithaca should take the intitiative and test all nursing home emloyees for Covid-19 and, have a protocol in place that limits their activities for 3 weeks.

    Mar 25, 2020 by Scott Noren (5 points)

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  9. Drop charges against Rose de Groat and Cadji Ferguson

    I am concerned about the police violence that occurred on the Commons on April 6. Two African American members of the community were the victims of an assault, and Ithaca police officers tackled,...
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    Jun 10, 2019 by John Suter (15 points)

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  10. Basketball court needs a sun shade or some trees planted, players are blind looking into the sun while shooting the ball...

    Need to put up a sun shade for the basketball court. The late day sun is blinding players. they are waiting until dark just to play..

    Jun 11, 2019 by Brandon Muirhead (25 points)

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  11. Enforcement of pedestrian crosswalks

    Police should enforce traffic laws regarding pedestrian crosswalks. Of all the places I have lived, never have so few vehicles yielded to pedestrians trying to cross at legally designated crosswalks....
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    Nov 1, 2017 by MikeD (15 points)

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  12. Make Green Street Garage Safe Again

    Someone just hit my car at the green street garage. They did not pay for the ticket and they slip through behind me when i paid for mine. I do not know this person and they out right stressed me out...
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    Oct 11, 2018 by Andrew Dawkins (5 points)

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  13. Free Access to Swimming Pools

    I visited some family in Cortland, NY and went to Wickwire Pool, to my surprise it was FREE. Ithaca should have a Free Pool for kids and teens in our community.

    Jun 28, 2019 by CEOOFMYHOUSE (8 points)

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  14. Library/bus garage/parking

    Please make sure easy and comfortable access to the Tompkins County Public Library is one of your top concerns. Currently the buses lining the street in front of the library is counter-productive to...
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    Oct 4, 2018 by Gay Huddle (5 points)

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  15. Environmentally friendly options over herbicide use

    If a particular tree is not known to sprout from stumps, allow it to degrade naturally. Or "seed" it with fungi, water well, and cover with wood chips. If the area does not have dangerous chemicals in...
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    Nov 8, 2019 by Laura Westbrook (5 points)

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  16. Taking care of our elderly

    My mother currently resides at Cayuga Ridge. It has been one year now. The people of Ithaca should be outraged at the lack of staffing and lack of care. I h ave several graphic details that I can go...
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    Aug 24, 2019 by Debra Smith (5 points)

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  17. Reassess%20the%20new%20traffic%20configuration%20at%20the%20intersection%20of%20Floral%20Ave%20/%20Hector%20Street%20/%20State%20St%20-%20

    The new sidewalks / medians / stop signs/ and lane patterns at the intersections of State st / Buffalo st / Hector st / Floral Ave are causing traffic to be unbearable and unsafe on all of these...
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    Sep 6, 2018 by Ariel Ecklund (5 points)

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  18. electric scooters

    Dear Mayor, Please do not allow electric scooters in Ithaca. My husband and I were in Baltimore, which has them, and we saw several wipeouts of drivers, and were almost in a collision with several...
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    Jun 19, 2019 by PAULA TWOMEY (5 points)

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  19. Ban plastic bags

    I think a gradual ban on plastic bags in Ithaca would be great. Boston is just starting this process...
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    Nov 15, 2018 by Lillian Baptist (5 points)

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  20. Grocery Store on the Commons

    Are there any plans to bring a small supermarket onto the Commons? With new apartments going up all around us, I see a need for a small or private market on the Commons. Is there any way to entice a...
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    Oct 2, 2019 by Roy (5 points)

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  21. Stop sign at the Stewart Ave/Willard Way intersection

    This is a two-way stop at a three-way intersection, and people never understand that the third car (turning onto Stewart from Willard) doesn't have to stop. Either people slow down traffic by stopping...
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    Sep 14, 2019 by Hayley Timmons (5 points)

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  22. Parking Enforcement

    Can parking enforcements talk nicely to people? I lived in college town Ithaca, I have seen the parking enforcements yelling at people who just park to drop off something very quick and go.Instead of...
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    Oct 29, 2018 by Zaw Winn (5 points)

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  23. Put memorials to gorge victims right in the gorges themselves

    Students are given strong, graphic warnings about the dangers of swimming in the gorge, but these warnings are distant memories when the falls beckon. A more immediate, onsite reminder might help. Why...
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    Aug 10, 2017 by Elsie (5 points)

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  24. Live feed of the commons

    I want a live feed of the commons so that I can see how crowded it is during festivals.

    Sep 28, 2019 by Melissa Morgan (5 points)

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  25. Employment opportunities with the United States Census Bureau

    The United States Census Bureau is in need of applicants to help complete the upcoming 2020 Census. Apply at 2020census.gov/jobs $20/hr & $.58/mile for Census Takers $22/hr $.58/mile for...
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    Jan 17, 2020 by Shannon Kelly Wright (5 points)

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