2020 News Archives
(Ithaca, N.Y.) – Tompkins County officials have reviewed and support Cornell University’s plan for reactivation for the fall 2020 semester. Officials from the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and Tompkins County Health Department (TCHD) are in ongoing communication with University officials and…
(Ithaca, N.Y. – 6/30/2020) – Tompkins County officials are in support of Ithaca College’s phased return to campus plan for the fall 2020 semester. Officials from the Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and Tompkins County Health Department (TCHD) are in ongoing communication with College officials…
(Ithaca, N.Y.) – Tompkins County is inviting visionary leaders to apply for the Chief Equity and Diversity Officer position by July 19th, 2020. This is a new senior leadership position in County Administration and will be a partner in driving forward the key strategies of the organization. The…
Resolution to Change Legislative Terms in Anticipation of 2021 Delayed Census Results Fails
A resolution moved by Legislator Dan Klein directing the County Attorney to prepare a local law changing the term of office for Tompkins County Legislators elected in November 2021 to a two-year term with a…
(Ithaca, NY) – The outcome of the 2020 Census will have broad implications for issues such as local redistricting and funding for vital public services. One area directly impacting Tompkins County residents is public transportation, whether they drive, carpool, take the bus, bike, or walk to get to…
(Ithaca, NY) – Tompkins County Youth Services, in collaboration with CCE Tompkins’s 4H Youth Program, is spearheading a community approach to address the needs of families, youth, and caregivers during COVID-19. The 2020 Summer Planning Youth Taskforce seeks to ensure that youth and families have…
Tompkins County Officials Hold Town Hall, Discussing Ongoing COVID-19 Crisis, Racial Injustices
(Ithaca, NY) – Tompkins County officials held a live-streamed weekly town hall on Thursday evening, and shared updates on the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and responded to racial injustices, including the…
Legislature Passes Resolution Condemning Institutional Racism and the Killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis, MN
Tompkins County Legislators reflected on racial injustices before unanimously passing (14-0) a resolution condemning the killing of George Floyd and institutional racism. Legislator…
(Ithaca, NY) – Municipal libraries in Tompkins County have announced that they are all reopening with curbside or in-lobby pick-up in the week of June 15, 2020. Tompkins County residents can place a hold on their local library’s materials by phone, email, or through the library catalogue.
Curbside…
(Ithaca, NY) – Tompkins County expects over $589,000 to be available for rent assistance for low to moderate income renters in Tompkins County whose incomes have been reduced due to COVID-19.
The COVID-19 Rental Assistance Program will be managed by Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services and…