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Old Posted Dec 21, 2012, 12:04 AM
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Ithaca Commons renovation (see post 1504) has funding. Here's an article from The Ithaca Times:

Ithaca awarded $1.8 million for Commons, transportation improvements


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The patchwork paving on the Commons displays just one of the many infrastructure issues related to Ithaca’s downtown pedestrian mall.


Posted: Thursday, December 20, 2012 9:15 am

Ithaca awarded $1.8 million for Commons, transportation improvements From staff reports Ithaca Times | 0 comments

The City of Ithaca has gotten a big boost in its bid to rebuild its Commons.

The city has been awarded $1.8 million by the New York State Regional Economic Development Council's second round of funding. The funding will be used for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Commons, including upgrades to all of the underground utilities that run underneath downtown Ithaca's pedestrian mall.

“This grant will allow us to vastly improve our downtown - and change for the better the face of our community” said Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick in a prepared statement. “Rebuilding the Commons and investing in transit will create jobs, reduce the city's environmental impact and make Ithaca a more vibrant, beautiful place to live.

"Thanks to the support of the State and Federal government and a $3.5 million investment by Ithaca taxpayers will complete a more than $10 million project," he added.

This funding is the second grant the city has received for the Commons project. In July, it was announced the city had been awarded $4.5 million from the Federal Transit Authority for improvements and upgrades to the Commons and transit services as part of the State of Good Repair Program. City officials cited support from U.S. senators Kristen Gillibrand and Chuck Schumer, and U.S. Rep. Maurice Hinchey as instrumental in helping Ithaca obtain that grant.

Other funding streams that will support the Commons rebuild includes $3.5 million for the capital project the Common Council OK'd in the 2013 city budget. The Downtown Ithaca Alliance also has committed $500,000, to be raised from members of the downtown business improvement district, to complete the funding needed for the project.

The Southern Tier was one of three regions recognized as a "Best Plan" awardee for 2012, obtaining $91 million for 62 projects.

The Commons reconstruction is expected to start in February 2013, and to be completed by 2015.


Here's the link:
http://www.ithaca.com/news/article_c...a4bcf887a.html
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