School Taxes

Property owners, please note that 2019 School tax bills are NOT collected by the City of Ithaca. Please read your tax bill carefully.  Tompkins Trust Company bank branches accept these payments. If you need a duplicate copy of your School tax bil...

Construction Update- Cliff Street

Construction Update- Cliff Street

Project Name: Install New Water Service

Project Location: 805 Cliff Street (NYS96)

Project Start Date: Monday, October 22nd, 7:00 AM

Scheduled Completion Date: Monday, October 22nd, 3:30 PM

Local Impacts:&...

Seneca Street Garage Equipment Update

Work is scheduled to begin on Thursday, October 11, 2018 to install new parking equipment in the Seneca Street Garage. 

From October 11- 19th, the facility will be operating as CASH ONLY while the parking equipment is being replaced.

Access to the ...

Construction Update- East State Street Sewer Replacement Project- Stage 5

Construction Update- East State Street Sewer Replacement – Stage 5

Project Location: Overall project - Mitchell Street and the Tuning Fork. Final - Stage 5 component of project.

Project Description: Major sewer main replacement, water and sewer services, ro...

Construction Update- Spencer Rd Sidewalk and Traffic Improvements

Construction Update- Spencer Rd Sidewalk and Traffic Improvements

Project Location: 400 block Spencer Road and 800 block South Meadow St.

Project Start Date: Tuesday, October 2, 2018.

Project Update and Goals: In conjunction with the Spencer Road Sidewalk an...

Construction Update- Warren Place Culvert Replacement

PROJECT NAME:   Warren Place Culvert Replacement

PROJECT LOCATION:  300 block of Warren Place 

PROJECT START DATE:  September 24, 2018

PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND GOAL: Relocate utilities, replace pipe and he...

Construction Update: West Martin Luther King Jr./ State Street Corridor Enhancements

Construction Update

PROJECT NAME: West Martin Luther King Jr. Street Corridor Enhancements

PROJECT LOCATION: West MLK Jr/State Street (Rt 79), between Floral Avenue (Rt 13A) and Taughannock Blvd.

PROJECT START DATE: Monday, June 25, 2018

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: ...

The City Welcomes the Relocation of Intercity Buses to Downtown Ithaca

The City Welcomes the Relocation of Intercity Buses to Downtown Ithaca.

Ithaca Common Council voted Wednesday, September 5, 2018, to pass a resolution allowing the soon-to-be-displaced intercity buses to relocate operations to Green Street in the core of d...

Construction Update- South Hill Terrace Repaving

Construction Update

Project Name: South Hill Terrace Repaving

Project Location: South Hill Terrace- Turner Place to S. Cayuga Street

Project Start Date: Monday, September 10, 2018

Project Description & Goal: Remove old asphalt and repave

Local Impacts: Com...

Construction Update- East State Street Sewer Replacement- Stage 4

Construction Update

PROJECT NAME: East State Street Sewer Replacement – Stage 4

PROJECT LOCATION: Overall project - between Eddy Street and Mitchell Street.  Stage 4 component of the project. 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION:&nbs...

Construction Update: Albany Street Reconstruction

PROJECT LOCATION: Albany Street from Green Street to Court Street: 100 Block of South Albany Street, 100, 200, 300 Blocks of North Albany Street

PROJECT START DATE:  August 13, 2018

PROJECT DESCRIPTION AND GOAL: G. DeVincentis and Son Construction ...

City of Ithaca Parking Equipment Upgrades

As of August 6th, 2018 the Parking Division started the installation of new parking equipment in all three (3) City of Ithaca parking garages including, entrance and exit gates, entrance ticket dispensers, exit ticket verifiers, and pay booths. We are exc...

West MLK jr./ State Street Corridor Enhancement Project FAQs

West Martin Luther King Jr./State Street Corridor Enhancement Project

We’ve received a number of inquiries about the scope of the West Martin Luther King Jr. / State Street Corridor enhancement project that recently started on the West End.  In an...

Income Verification for Enhanced STAR recipients

Included in the New York State budget for 2018-2019, New York State is now mandating that all Enhanced STAR recipients participate in the Income Verification Program.  

The Tompkins County Department of Assessment has begun mailing Income Verifica...

Construction Update- West Martin Luther King Jr. Street Corridor Enhancements

Construction Update: West Martin Luther King Jr. Street Corridor Enhancements

PROJECT LOCATION: West MLK Jr/State Street (Rt 79), between Floral Avenue (Rt 13A) and Taughannock Blvd.

PROJECT START DATE: Monday, June 25, 2018

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The...

Charitable Donations to the City and Property Tax Credit

Statement of Mayor Svante Myrick:

The Common Council recently opted the City in to a New York State program permitting the public to make charitable donations to the City and then receive a property tax credit in the amount of 95% of such donations. City t...

Construction Update: East State Street Sewer Replacement Project- Phase 2

Construction Update

PROJECT NAME: East State Street Sewer Replacement – Stage 2

PROJECT LOCATION: Overall project - between Schuyler Place and Stewart Avenue.  Stage 2 component of project. 

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: ...