City of Ithaca Boards and Committees Seeking Volunteers

City of Ithaca Boards and Committees Seeking Volunteers

Be part of the solution! The City of Ithaca is looking for civic minded residents who are interested in helping Ithaca remain the innovative, diverse, economically viable, safe, and beautiful communit...

Parking Update- Green Street Garage & Holiday Parking

Parking Update- Green Street Garage & Holiday Parking

Starting Monday, December 17, 2018 the City will be replacing parking equipment in the Green Street Garage. While the equipment is being replaced, we are asking patrons to pay in cash only; however...

City of Ithaca Trash Tag Transition

City of Ithaca trash tags are transitioning! 

The new, yellow tags will be available January 1, 2019 at the rate of $27.00 per sheet of 6. 

 Your 2018 tags are valid until February 1, 2019, at which point only the new yellow tags ...

Hospitality Employment Training Program at GIAC

The Hospitality Employment Training Program (HETP) at the Greater Ithaca Activities Center (GIAC) is now accepting applications for new participants to begin January 15, 2019.  Anyone seeking employment in Tompkins County age 18 and over may appl...

Winter Weather Reminders

Winter Weather Reminders...

A friendly reminder from the City of Ithaca - snow showers bring snow plowers, and the enforcement of Odd/ Even parking to make way for their vehicles to clear the street. To stay informed of when Odd/ Even parking is in effect,...

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: 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: ...

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...

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...