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Old Posted Sep 20, 2011, 6:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Ex-Ithacan View Post
If I'm not mistaken, I believe the waterfront is one of the designated areas for development. Hard to understand why people would get so upset over buildings 5 stories tall. Good old Ithaca.
Just two issues for me:

* Development would block a possible Court Street bridge across the inlet. A Court Street bridge is probably the last best chance of relieving Octopus traffic without reviving plans for the Cayuga Expressway.

* It would eliminate irreplacable marine-related services and industry.
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