I wish they would have come up with something to replace the old library building, it's a mess. Article from the Ithaca Journal:
Tompkins nixes plans for Center of Government building
Written by
Andrew Casler
THACA — Seven years of considering a proposed Center of Government building came to an end during tonight’s Tompkins County Legislature meeting.
The project was first proposed in 2005, along with plans to build new Health Department and Justice Center buildings. The Center of Government would have housed several Tompkins County departments.
In canceling the project, lawmakers cited the 2008 financial crash and the need to renovate the Gov. Tompkins Building for the legislature’s new meeting chambers.
The Center of Government would have been built at the site of the old Tompkins County Library building. The county-owned building, at 312 N. Cayuga St., has lain mostly vacant for 12 years.
Costs for a large Center of Government building were estimated at $20.3 million and a small building was estimated at $18.6 million. The project’s cost was originally estimated at $15 million in 2005.
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http://www.ithacajournal.com/article...Local%20News|p