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Airbnb hosts in Ithaca will now have to live for more than half of the year on the property they’re renting.
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The council voted Wednesday to allocate $2.2 million in federal COVID-relief funds to a 100-unit, affordable housing project.
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The city would likely demolish the plaza and the adjoining property area before taking public input on a plan to redevelop the land moving forward.
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The laws set standard wages for renewable energy jobs, set higher energy efficiency standards and incentivize thermal energy infrastructure and research.
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The winner of the June 28 primary will face off against incumbent Democratic Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-123) in the general election this fall.
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“Before, if you walked in Johnson City, you would just hear kids laughing and giggling. Now you don’t hear that. All you hear is construction.”
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The Council voted Wednesday to “accept” a policy proposal on the issue. That did not, however, put any legislation into law.
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The land bank will use the money to save roughly a dozen properties on Broome County’s tax foreclosure list.
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That way, the city could keep encampments away from crowded or dangerous areas, and concentrate them in places where there is better access to service workers and emergency responders.
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Across the region, 483 people either stayed in shelters or on the street on a single night this year.
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The city received $1 million from the New York State Attorney General’s office in 2020 to address some of the root causes of homelessness.
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“It’ll make homes less affordable than they already are, and that’s already an issue that we have in the city."