We need two to three able volunteers to organize our neighborhood picnic this August.
Please contact Marybeth Tarzian if you can help: marybeth.tarzian@gmail.com.
The picnic will not happen if we can't find people willing to plan it.
Thanks!
Monday, July 2, 2012
Belle Sherman Cottage Now Open For Viewing
The Belle Sherman Cottages will now be open each Saturday from 1:00 to 4:00 p.m.
In addition to touring the home, you can view flooring, countertop, cabinetry and other options to individualize your custom BELLE SHERMAN COTTAGE.
There is still time for fall occupancy! Prices start in the mid-$300,000 and a $10,000 incentive is available to the first two buyers.
For more details, contact Margaret Snow or Karen Eldredge, Licensed Associate Real Estate Brokers at Audrey Edelman RealtyUSA and Representatives of the Belle Sherman Cottages, 607-220-5333.
We are ready to serve you at our two locations in Ithaca, 710 Hancock Street and 2333 N. Triphammer Road.
In addition to touring the home, you can view flooring, countertop, cabinetry and other options to individualize your custom BELLE SHERMAN COTTAGE.
There is still time for fall occupancy! Prices start in the mid-$300,000 and a $10,000 incentive is available to the first two buyers.
For more details, contact Margaret Snow or Karen Eldredge, Licensed Associate Real Estate Brokers at Audrey Edelman RealtyUSA and Representatives of the Belle Sherman Cottages, 607-220-5333.
We are ready to serve you at our two locations in Ithaca, 710 Hancock Street and 2333 N. Triphammer Road.
City Introduces New Interactive Mapping Tool
The City of Ithaca GIS Program is pleased to announce the release of the City of Ithaca Public Interactive Web Map.
This public service is made possible by the Tompkins County-City of Ithaca Initiative, a 12-year inter-governmental collaboration. This partnership has allowed both governments to serve staff and the public with the latest, most powerful online mapping technologies, while limiting costs and eliminating redundancy.
The release of the public map completes our migration to a new enhanced method of making data accessible to citizens, visitors and the business community. Via this citizen access tool, constituents can find detailed information about any property, zone, historic district, ward, City managed tree, park, road configuration, and can overlay any of these pieces of information with the color aerial photography for a complete picture.
The new viewer has over 50 tools to help individuals access publicly available information, extract or annotate measurements and coordinates, and see alternate views of any City location through Bing Maps or Google Streetview.
Properties can be searched by address or parcel number, digitally annotated and emailed or printed to share ideas with City Officials.
Citizens are invited to explore, discover and spread the word!
View the Public City Map and start exploring for yourself. Additional Public Viewers for the City and County can be found via the Tompkins-Ithaca Geoportal.
More information is available by contacting Ruth Aslanis, GIS Manager at gisrequest@cityofithaca.org or (607) 272-1717.
This public service is made possible by the Tompkins County-City of Ithaca Initiative, a 12-year inter-governmental collaboration. This partnership has allowed both governments to serve staff and the public with the latest, most powerful online mapping technologies, while limiting costs and eliminating redundancy.
The release of the public map completes our migration to a new enhanced method of making data accessible to citizens, visitors and the business community. Via this citizen access tool, constituents can find detailed information about any property, zone, historic district, ward, City managed tree, park, road configuration, and can overlay any of these pieces of information with the color aerial photography for a complete picture.
The new viewer has over 50 tools to help individuals access publicly available information, extract or annotate measurements and coordinates, and see alternate views of any City location through Bing Maps or Google Streetview.
Properties can be searched by address or parcel number, digitally annotated and emailed or printed to share ideas with City Officials.
Citizens are invited to explore, discover and spread the word!
View the Public City Map and start exploring for yourself. Additional Public Viewers for the City and County can be found via the Tompkins-Ithaca Geoportal.
More information is available by contacting Ruth Aslanis, GIS Manager at gisrequest@cityofithaca.org or (607) 272-1717.
Monday, June 4, 2012
ITHACA ROAD TO CLOSE FOR REHABILITATION
Beginning on Monday June 11, 2012 the City crews will be performing
road work on the stretch of Ithaca Road between Mitchell Street and
Dryden Road.
A signed detour will be posted for northbound traffic coming from East State Street to turn left into Mitchell Street and continue all the way to the Cornell Road intersection. Motorists should turn left onto Cornell Road and continue up to Route 366.
For southbound traffic, the detour will follow a right turn onto Dryden Road continuing down to College Avenue intersection. Traffic should turn left onto College Avenue and head down to Mitchell Street and connect on to East State Street.
No Parking Signs will be set up on College Avenue and at the Mitchell/Cornell Street intersection taking out parking locations to accommodate our detour route. Motorists should expect delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes to avoid the area. Pedestrians commuting through Ithaca Road will be accommodated within the work zone. The project duration is scheduled to begin June 11 and last through the month of July.
NOTE: residents on Mitchell and Cornell Streets and Dryden Road, take note. We will see a good deal of traffic through the month of July.
Pedestrians should use caution when crossing streets and PLEASE report dangerous drivers to the Ithaca Police Department at (607)272-3245.
A signed detour will be posted for northbound traffic coming from East State Street to turn left into Mitchell Street and continue all the way to the Cornell Road intersection. Motorists should turn left onto Cornell Road and continue up to Route 366.
For southbound traffic, the detour will follow a right turn onto Dryden Road continuing down to College Avenue intersection. Traffic should turn left onto College Avenue and head down to Mitchell Street and connect on to East State Street.
No Parking Signs will be set up on College Avenue and at the Mitchell/Cornell Street intersection taking out parking locations to accommodate our detour route. Motorists should expect delays and are encouraged to use alternate routes to avoid the area. Pedestrians commuting through Ithaca Road will be accommodated within the work zone. The project duration is scheduled to begin June 11 and last through the month of July.
NOTE: residents on Mitchell and Cornell Streets and Dryden Road, take note. We will see a good deal of traffic through the month of July.
Pedestrians should use caution when crossing streets and PLEASE report dangerous drivers to the Ithaca Police Department at (607)272-3245.
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Special Meeting of Common Council to Discuss Redistricting
Ellen McCollister sent this message to the listserv. Thanks, Ellen!
Ward populations, by law, cannot deviate by more than 10 percent. An ad hoc City Redistricting Committee, chaired by the 3rd Ward's Tom Frank, met throughout the fall and winter and held numerous public hearings. They have sent a "preferred" map and an "alternative" map to Common Council for consideration. If adopted, either one of these scenarios would have to go to referendum in the fall because they reduce the total number of Council seats from 10 to 8.
Dear 3rd Ward Neighbors,
Common Council will soon be making some important decisions about redistricting. At the risk of causing your eyes to glaze over, I'd like to summarize what's happening.
As most of you know, the County and the City must redraw the legislative boundaries every ten years to reflect population changes from the most recent U.S. Census.
Ward populations, by law, cannot deviate by more than 10 percent. An ad hoc City Redistricting Committee, chaired by the 3rd Ward's Tom Frank, met throughout the fall and winter and held numerous public hearings. They have sent a "preferred" map and an "alternative" map to Common Council for consideration. If adopted, either one of these scenarios would have to go to referendum in the fall because they reduce the total number of Council seats from 10 to 8.
Under the first scenario, called 4-5a, the City would go from 5 wards, 2 representatives per ward, to 4 wards, 2 reps per ward. The alternative scenario calls for 8 wards, 1 rep per ward. Under the 4-ward scenario (4-5a) the current 3rd Ward boundaries would expand to include the south side of upper State St but wouldn't be all that different from what they are now. (The 4-ward scenario also addresses a long-standing oddity in the City's Ward 1 boundaries, which currently stretch from West Hill, through part of the Flats, and over to South Hill.)
Under the 8-ward scenario, Belle Sherman/Bryant Park would be split. This second alternative, 8-3a, did not gain a lot of traction at our May 16 Government Performance and Accountability (GPA) committee. Most committee members felt that it's advantageous to have two representatives per ward with staggered terms. In addition, some of us felt that we didn't want to "balkanize" City neighborhoods. See both maps here.
In addition to the two recommended scenarios, Mayor Myrick has asked Common Council to revisit a scenario called 4-6. See that map here. This scenario would create the biggest change for Belle Sherman/Bryant Park (and our work load) because South Hill would be added to the current 3rd Ward.
Finally, there is interest from some citizens in bringing forward a 12-Ward scenario. This has already been considered and rejected by the Redistricting Committee. I have already gone on record that I do not support this proposal. Among other things, in order to carve out balanced populations in 12 wards, this scenario would create a separate ward for Cornell's north campus freshman dorms (currently District 1 in Ward 3). Since you have to be freshman to live there, it's not clear how a candidate could be recruited who would be around to fulfill a 2-or 4-year Council term.
Common Council will be reviewing these scenarios at a special meeting on Monday, June 4, at 7 p.m. I hope you'll take the time to review the maps. Please call me if you have any questions, 272-5936, or write to Common Council <council@cityofithaca.org> if you'd like to weigh in.
Ellen McCollister, Alderperson
City of Ithaca Third Ward
emccollister@cityofithaca.org
221 Bryant Ave
272-5936
(sent from gmail due to problems with City server. Please send mail to City address.)
City of Ithaca Third Ward
emccollister@cityofithaca.org
221 Bryant Ave
272-5936
(sent from gmail due to problems with City server. Please send mail to City address.)
More Road Construction
The 700 block of East State Street/Martin Luther King Jr. Street between Quarry and Eddy Streets will be reduced to one alternating travel lane during working hours 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., starting Monday, June 4th through Monday, June 15.
Traffic will be controlled by flaggers and no on-street parking will be permitted until the project is completed.
Playground Community Build
The Belle Sherman Annex playground has reached the end of its lifespan and a new playground is planned for installation in two weeks. There will be a community build on June 15th and June 16th. Can you lend a hand for a few hours?
There will be three volunteer shifts:
There will be three volunteer shifts:
- Friday, June 15th from 3pm-6pm to sort parts and prepare the footing sites. (10-15 volunteers are needed for this shift)
- Saturday, June 16th from 8am-12:30pm (30-35 volunteers are needed for this shift)
- Saturday, June 16th from 1pm-7pm (30-35 volunteers are needed for this shift)
Childcare and food will be provided on Saturday.
You can sign up to help on our electronic signup sheet at:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AgT3MAfH-Hi7dG9tVy1tNjFzdE1OSHB2QVFqdTlsdkE#gid=0
Of course, if you prefer to call or email to sign up that will work as well.
Contact Beth Gerrard at bethgerr@mac.com
You can sign up to help on our electronic signup sheet at:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AgT3MAfH-Hi7dG9tVy1tNjFzdE1OSHB2QVFqdTlsdkE#gid=0
Of course, if you prefer to call or email to sign up that will work as well.
Contact Beth Gerrard at bethgerr@mac.com
Want to know what it will look like? Plans and drawings of the new playground are available on the Belle Sherman website at: bspta.org
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