Characterizing the year ahead as one of “Building On, Building Up,” Legislature Chair Martha Robertson delivered her annual message before the Tompkins County Legislature. “2019 will be a year for building – building on the foundations we set in 2018, building toward goals we should set for the…
2019 News Archives
The Legislature’s Health and Human Services Committee today heard a presentation from Deputy County Administrator Lisa Holmes regarding Tompkins County Veterans Services, as the County prepares to establish the County Veterans Services Agency. The 2019 Tompkins County Budget allocated $100,000 to…
County Administrator Jason Molino today announced a leadership transition at the Tompkins County Department of Emergency Response.
Several months ago Director of Emergency Response Lee Shurtleff announced his intent to depart Tompkins County government and pursue other opportunities after more…
The Human Services Coalition (HSC) of Tompkins County is seeking an Executive Director who combines innovative and strategic thinking with personal integrity and the ability to lead inter-agency collaborations to achieve organizational and broader community goals.
The Director will coordinate the…
The Legislature, by unanimous votes (Legislator Henry Granison was excused), accepted two new non-profit rental tenants for the Tompkins Center for History and Culture, approving the recommendation of the Center’s Governing Council. Discover Cayuga Lake, Inc. (which operates the Floating Classroom…
The Tompkins County Legislature, in its annual reorganization meeting, elected Martha Robertson (D) for another year as Chair of the Legislature in 2019, and Shawna Black (D) as Vice Chair. The positions of Chair and Vice Chair are filled each year by majority vote of members of the Legislature.…
The Legislature, without dissent (Legislator Henry Granison was excused) passed a resolution urging the New York State Legislature to increase recycling and reduce municipal waste management costs by expanding the New York State Returnable Container Act (also known as the Bottle Bill) to include…
Tompkins County organizations planning celebrations or projects with the potential to attract visitors are invited to apply for financial support from the Tompkins County Tourism Program. Funds are currently available in the following grant categories:
Tourism Project Grants fund efforts that draw…