Government & Community Relations

Collegetown Neighborhood Council meeting topics
Collegetown planning initiatives, neighborhood crime and related issues, and a presentation by the president of the Tompkins County Landlords Association, will be the focus of the Dec. 8 Collegetown Neighborhood Council (CNC), 4:30-5:30 p.m., St. Luke's, 109 Oak Ave. CNC meetings are open to the public.

East Hill Notes, November 13th
Most recent Ithaca Journal article reflecting town-gown news and events.

Odd/even parking regulations now in effect
The City of Ithaca would like to remind its residents and visitors that between November 1, 2009 and April 1, 2010, the City’s Odd/ Even Parking Regulation is in effect. The regulation reads:
“Effective November 1- April 1 of each year no person shall park a vehicle between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on the odd-numbered side of all City streets on the odd-numbered days of the calendar month, and on the even-numbered side of all City streets on the even-numbered days of the calendar month. “

To explain this regulation in simple terms: when you park your car for the evening (before midnight) on even numbered days, park on the side of the street where the house numbers are even, and on the odd side of the street on odd numbered days of the week. This tip does not work if you park after midnight because the date has changed, so follow the city code language. In addition, beware of instances when the 31st of the month changes to the 1st of the month as both are odd-numbered days.

If your street is not marked with 24 hour parking signs, and there is only parking on one side of the street, you must move your car to another street on the off evenings.

The City also has a year-round 24 hour parking restriction that is effective Monday – Friday. This means that no matter what street you live on, you must move your vehicle every 24 hours during the week. 
Vehicles that have not moved in 72 hours could be considered abandoned and become subject to towing at the owner’s expense.

Your compliance with this regulation ensures that the city streets are kept free from accumulated snow and debris, and that parking spaces remain available to residents, commuters, and visitors.

For more information on these parking regulations, please contact the City Chamberlain’s Office (607) 274-6580.

Sustainable Earth, Energy, and Environmental Systems
November 16, 2009 - 7:30PM to 8:45PM

Fall 2009 – Special Speaker Series

November 16: Local Success: Cornell University and Ithaca College (Lanny Joyce and Marian Brown, Ithaca College).

This series is designed especially for freshmen and sophomores, but we are extending the invitation to all undergraduates at Cornell and Ithaca College, local high school students, and the greater Ithaca community.

The speakers are researchers from all over the Cornell campus speaking on topics of climate change and its potential environmental impacts on land and sea, and challenges to meet our needs for food, water, and energy. Included in the topics is a session on local successes at Cornell University and Ithaca College.

Sponsored by the Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.

Seminar on Cayuga Lake phosphorus
Article about panel discussion of increased phosphorus level concerns in Cayuga Lake.

Gettysburg Original
Cornell's Kroch Library will be open Saturday Nov. 28 from 1 to 5 p.m. in order to give the public a chance to view a rare original of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. The Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections's Lincoln exhibition also features an original manuscript of the Emancipation Proclamation and the 13th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, signed by Lincoln and members of Congress.

Lab of O student art
The student art exhibit "Textured Birds" continues at Cornell's free-and-open-to-the-public Lab of Ornithology on Sapsucker Woods Road. Each painting features a bird associated with the Cornell Lab’s research programs and citizen-science projects, and were created by area public school students. The works are also for sale, and proceeds benefit the school whose students produced the paintings, as well as Lab of O K-12 outreach. The Lab of O is a member of Ithaca's landmark Discovery Trail .

Accessing science
The Cornell Center for Materials Research (CCMR) Educational Programs Office coordinates free-of-charge campus tours of research labs and shared experimental facilities for school classes and community groups. Visitors see a wide array of scientific devices, from the Scanning Electron Microscope to tensile strength-testing equipment, and hear directly from graduate students and faculty about cutting-edge research. For more information, contact CCMR's outreach office at 255-1486 or email outreach@ccmr.cornell.edu.

Strategic Planning
The strategic planning tied to "reimagining" Cornell continues with a series of formal and informal campus sessions. Earlier this month, reports from task forces charged with, "thinking deeply and creatively on how to reduce costs and enhance the University's academic excellence," were submitted and are accessible online , which also links to highlights on the overall planning process.

Economic Impact Statement
Recently published and released: Cornell University, Ithaca College and Tompkins Cortland Community College combined economic impact on New York State. You can find this document in our resources section.

CU Building Projects Fall 2009
Campus construction update presented by John Kiefer, Director of Project Design & Construction, at the Oct. 20th UNC meeting.

Community Resources
This link will connect you to information on area governments and school districts, transportation, local laws, volunteerism, things to do and other important links.

Outreach