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Public Input Survey for Police Chief Search Process

Public Input Survey for Police Chief Search Process 

The City of Ithaca is seeking community input on the recruitment process for the next Chief of Police.

Members of the public are encouraged to take the community input survey, which was recently...

City Hall Elevator Maintenance

Due to required scheduled maintenance, the elevator at City Hall will be out of service from Wednesday, March 29, Thursday, March 30, & Friday, March 31, 2023. 

Please plan accordingly to ensure that your appointments are made with this tempor...

City of Ithaca DPW Spring Cleaning of City Streets

City of Ithaca DPW Spring Cleaning of City Streets 

On Monday April 3. 2023 the Department of Public works will begin its annual spring cleaning of all City streets. Residents are encouraged to rake their tree lawns during the time when the street...

Ithaca Gun Company Smokestack Public Input Survey

Ithaca Gun Company Smokestack Public Input Survey

In response to last month's discussion at the Planning and Economic Development Committee meeting, City of Ithaca Planning staff have prepared the below survey to garner feedback from the community on the I...

Robert M. Covert II Promoted to Ithaca’s New Fire Chief

Robert M. Covert II Promoted to Ithaca’s New Fire Chief

The City of Ithaca and the Ithaca Fire Department are pleased to announce the promotion of Acting Chief Rob Covert to Fire Chief. Ithaca Mayor Laura Lewis had this to say regarding her recom...

Public Hearing to be Held for Draft Report of Special Committee on Reimagining Public Safety

Public Hearing to be Held for Draft Report of Special Committee on Reimagining Public Safety

The City's Special Committee on Reimagining Public Safety has released a draft report workplan and will be holding a public hearing at 6pm on Wednesday, M...

Cecil A. Malone Bridge to Open Friday, February 10, 2023

Cecil A. Malone Bridge to Open Friday, February 10, 2023

The Cecil A. Malone bridge replacement project is nearing completion, with a scheduled opening of the bridge to take place by 5pm on Friday, February 10th. 

The project, which began in June 2...

USDOT Announces $800 Million in Awards for Safe Streets and Roads

USDOT Announces $800 Million in Awards for Safe Streets and Roads

On January 31, 2023, the USDOT announced $800 million in awards from the Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program for 510 projects across the country. The SS4A Program fu...

Schumer, Gillibrand Deliver Over $8.5 Million for Southern Tier Infrastructure

Schumer, Gillibrand Deliver Over $8.5 Million for Southern Tier Infrastructure & Community Development Projects

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today announced $8.5 million for essential infrastructure and lon...

Community Justice Center Opens Inclusive Recruitment and Retention Reimagining Public Safety Plan

Community Justice Center Opens Inclusive Recruitment and Retention Reimagining Public Safety Plan for Public Ideas, Begins Working Group 

The Community Justice Center (CJC) has announced that work has begun on the joint City of Ithaca and Tompkins...

2023: A Year of Celebrations for the Ithaca Youth Bureau and Cass Park

2023: A Year of Celebrations for the Ithaca Youth Bureau and Cass Park 

This year, the Ithaca Youth Bureau (YB) celebrates 75 years of service to the Ithaca community and the Cass Park Pool turns 50 years old! The Youth Bureau has touched many peo...

Statement from Mayor Lewis- Reimagining Public Safety Investigation Report

Statement from Mayor Lewis- Reimagining Public Safety Investigation Report

One of my top priorities as a member of Ithaca’s Common Council, as Acting Mayor, and now as Mayor, has been the City’s Reimagining Public Safety Initiative. &am...

New Data Dashboard Shows Ithaca Caregivers Buying Necessities While Seeking Stability

On the Road to Resilience: New Data Dashboard Shows Ithaca Caregivers Buying Necessities While Seeking Stability

IGI and IEDD projects helping local families find help and restoration

Ithaca Guaranteed Income (IGI) and its partner Mayors for a Gua...

Construction Update- Catherine Street Rebuild

Construction Update- Catherine Street Rebuild  

PROJECT LOCATION & DATES: All of Catherine Street: Lower half (nearest Eddy Street)- 2021, Upper half (nearest College Ave) to take place after completion of College Ave project. Updates will be ...