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Old Posted Dec 23, 2006, 1:36 AM
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I know the town supervisors are doing what their constituents want, but the town should be annexed by the city anyway, make the population jump by about 20,000.
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Old Posted Dec 23, 2006, 2:05 AM
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Problem is that it's NY, and annexation is a very difficult feat compared to down south.
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Old Posted Dec 23, 2006, 2:10 AM
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Welcome to New York- "The Red Tape State".

Wow, that population news struck me as depressing. My hope for this region takes more and more of a beating every day. And the Town of Ithaca isn't helping. I wish we could just annex surrounding communities for the larger cities. I mean, look at the cities in the south and west. They grow my population a little, but they also gobble up the surrounding communities, gaining land and population while keeping density down. So-called "elastic cities". Cities in the midwest and northeast however, are inelastic, do not expand their borders because they are stuck in red tape hell, and they stagnate. Could you imagine Ithaca with 49,000 people, and growing faster than it is now? I mean, if the town and city have the same name, why not annex? For another example, Syracuse, another inelastic city, if it expanded its size by 50%, the population would be about 190,000 or so. Then we could be like the free-wheeling communities of other, less-regulated states!

Well, I can dream, I s'pose.

However, I heard from News10Now that the Floral Avenue multi-unit site met the first round of approvals. It should be up for final approval in Janurary.
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^ I agree Vis, more bureaucracy does not equal a healthier urban environment.

I wish I could find a rendering for the Floral Ave project. Let's see, about 40 units, with 5 per floor....... (I know, I'm just dreaming.)
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Some Xmas pics for Ex and anyone else who appreciates Ithaca. Sorry about the resizing-it doesn't seem to be functioning right now.

Rather than go through the usual locales, before I left for Syracuse I went through the seedy parts of town, sometimes known as Grithaca, or Hickithaca. Yes, people have too much time on their hands, it seems.

Renovated building, and the new bank/office building on Rt.13 and W.State:



New building-they were doing interior work when I had taken this photo. It's on the 500 block of W.State:


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^ Yippee. Cool to see some newer stuff on the west end. Just be careful Vis. That's near where my brother lives.
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Old Posted Dec 25, 2006, 12:59 AM
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Not bad. Really didn't need to see the picture of the old folks home (Titus Tower), but the rest of it was kind of cool. If you wanted to look at parts of the area that nobody looks at, venture to Groton, Newfield, or the rural hell known as the Town of Caroline (AKA home).
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Well, yes. Ithacans are a bit of a different breed at times:

http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps...25/1002/NEWS17

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From "East Hill Notes" at the IJ's website:

"A reader writes: “Is the new building being constructed behind East Hill Plaza a Cornell project? Can you tell me what it will be used for?”
The East Hill Office Building project will eventually be a three-story, 60,000-square-foot structure on Cornell-owned land behind East Hill Plaza and the Cornell Institute for Social & Economic Research in the Town of Ithaca. The project will provide flexible office space to be used for university administrative and support functions. Plans call for Cornell to relocate some administrative and non-academic functions to the facility in summer 2007.

The project, developed for Cornell by Integrated Acquisitions and Development, improved a site containing abandoned buildings from a previous use. For more information on this initiative, access www.re.cornell.edu/ehob.htm."

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Nice find Vis. But wouldn't it have been cool if they split it in half and put one half on top of the other (6 stories)? Just wishful thinking.
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Not there, it would be out of scale with everything else up there. Put it in Collegetown and make it 10 stories, then we'd be in business.
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^ I'd rather see a 10 story rascal in C-town too (along with another multi level garage), but I think the cost of land is prohibitive there for many more large scale projects (unless the developer has the big bucks). Besides, another business/residential center on East Hill would be cool. But the city has got to annex the town.
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^ ---In the words of the inimitable Roseanne Rosannadanna........." It's always something.........if it's not one thing, it's another......" lol
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^ LOL, oh yeah, especially in Ithaca.
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OK, here's a video (actually a slideshow) I found on google. Not the best quality, but it does give a decent representation of the city & surrounding area. btw, if it sticks, slide the little tracker under the video a bit to the left. And don't get too bored, after all it is Ithaca

http://video.google.com/videoplay?do...q=ithaca&hl=en

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http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps...WS01/612300310

The Ithaca Journal's somewhat comprehensive 2007 development article- the private development entries are rather short.

http://www.theithacajournal.com/apps...WS01/612300330

Six Mile Creek Trail Development gets a little more funding.
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Glad to see the gorge trail (Six Mile) will be extended from downtown. As far as the other development goes, I don't see much for downtown for a while. But I do hope the new neighborhood in SW moves forward. And I'm looking forward to the Collegetown Vision coming up.
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I would agree with Ex-Ithacan, since the amount of space that is viable for doing a medium to large scale project is limited (The block across from Immaculate Conception between Geneva and Albany Streets is a possibility, but that's about it). What could be interesting is the continued redevelopment of Inlet Island, especially if someone decides to throw in a residential component to one of the projects there.
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^ Here, here whit. A nice 10 story condo/apartment building along the flood control channel where State Street dead-ends (next to the old clock factory). Parking in the rear. I'd vote for it.
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