1+ week, 1+ day ago   (496+ words) People convicted of abusing animals in Tompkins County will now be publicly listed on a countywide online registry. The Tompkins County Legislature adopted a resolution Tuesday following a small but supportive public hearing. It will create a registry designed to…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (1383+ words) The Tompkins County Administration is officially recommending an 11.96% increase in the countywide property tax levy for 2027, handing legislators a double-digit starting point as weeks of budget deliberations commence. The increase is far from final. It is part of County Administrator…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (526+ words) A longtime Dryden property owner met with town planning board members Aug. 27 to discuss plans to expand housing in a rural part of the town. The property, called the Hillside Apartments, is located on a private drive off 253 Ringwood Road,…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (778+ words) Tompkins County officials have whittled down a once-projected 17% property tax levy increase to maintain current service levels in 2027, but the latest working figures still could require a double-digit increase and a dip into county reserves. County Administrator Korsah Akumfi told…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (377+ words) ITHACA, N.Y. — As Tompkins County prepares for a difficult budget season, County Administrator Korsah Akumfi will have to wear two hats: serving in his current role while also filling in as the county’s director of finance. Tuesday’s Tompkins County Legislature meeting…...

4+ week, 2+ day ago   (1136+ words) ITHACA, N.Y. —Tompkins County residents in need of the low-income Section 8 housing voucher program are facing wait times of more than five years. The federally funded Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program provides rental assistance to income-qualifying households. In Tompkins County, the…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (297+ words) ITHACA, N.Y. – Applications have opened for residents interested in serving as Fourth Ward Common Council representative after Alderperson Patrick Kuehl cut his term short. Kuehl’s abrupt resignation took effect Aug. 5, leaving a vacancy on council until the next municipal election in…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1095+ words) ITHACA, N.Y. — A little bit more of Tompkins County is set to be preserved after a committee of county legislators recommended the county appropriate $94,000 towards the acquisition of three parcels by the Finger Lakes Land Trust, a conservation nonprofit. The properties,…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (1061+ words) ITHACA, N.Y. – Some Tompkins County legislators have advanced a proposal that would create a countywide online animal abuse registry. It’s a measure that supporters say would help protect animals and provide information to shelters and rescues. The proposal passed a vote…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (590+ words) ITHACA, N.Y. – Tompkins County Director of Finance Darrel Tuttle will soon leave his position, a move that comes as budget season is in full swing, Tuttle, who has been in the position for just over a year, announced his resignation during…...