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Neighbor: Pinecrest Drive property violates zoning

Jim Place of Pinecrest Drive in Cortland said he’ll meet with city assessment officials to lower his assessment — and his neighbors’ — because the city isn’t enforcing …

Former Homer Fire Chief Mahlon Irish, Jr. retired Wednesday after 40 years as a state fire instructor, and was honored by local and state emergency management leaders.

C’ville awaits word on $6.7 million grant for Gutchess

 

Marathon ambulance service outgrows its digs

 

Homer preps for 2024 projects

Village of Homer officials’ to-do list for 2024 includes regulating digital signs, completing parks and preparing for the Downtown Revitalization Initiative projects. Deputy Mayor Pat …

Lodging tax, Main Street, housing on city’s 2024 agenda

Cortland Mayor Scott Steve wants to continue development and renew a tax on motel and hotel stays in 2024 Alderperson Katie Silliman wants to make more housing available; Alderperson Seth …

Lawmakers: Broadband fund helps rural access to internet

Greater Cortland area lawmakers from both political parties reacted enthusiastically this week to news that $228 million would be available to New York communities looking to make high-speed internet …

‘Books have been my constant companion’

FREEVILLE – “Ask Amy” advice columnist Amy Dickinson believes two things can really add value to a town: a focus on literacy, and walkability. On Feb. 2, Freeville residents can walk to her library, and borrow something from her personal collection, and maybe catch a movie.

Dryden to seek lower speed limit near TC3

DRYDEN — Plans for a 749-unit apartment complex, and a relocated restaurant, have Dryden village and town officials asking the state Department of Transportation to slow some things down. …

Cortland may ban bongs

Cortland Mayor Scott Steve and the Cortland Common Council are looking to ban in certain areas of the city sales of glassware often used for cannabis smoking – bongs, pipes, vaporizers and the …

Meditations on a small ball and flashing lights

Clyde LeFevre, owner of Now Here Pinball, says pinball is a stressful activity for him. His wife, a lawyer who works next door, uses the game to relax from her stressful job. Now Here Pinball …

City wants new sales tax agreement

As Cortland County gears up to potentially reconsider the sales tax distribution, city officials said they want tax-exempt organizations to be factored into the distribution because it must provide …

State to help pay for Gutchess complex study

The state economic development arm has agreed to pay half the cost of a feasibility study for the town of Cortlandville’s ongoing project to develop a sports facility – perhaps reducing …

County legislators approve fix for Cincinnatus tax bill errors

Cortland County legislators approved Tuesday correcting the Cincinnatus property tax billing and refunding overpayments after a town official made a clerical error in October. Legislators voted, …

City: No selling nicotine within 1,000 feet of kids

Autumn Koekebacker, a Dryden High School sophomore and member of local anti-smoking group Reality Check, told Cortland Common Council members Tuesday night that most of her classmates vape …

Cortland dog park delayed to 2025

A planned dog park set to open on Pendleton Street in Cortland would give city dog owners a chance to exercise and play safely, out of the way of traffic and disruptive street crossings, said Hubbard …

Cortland plans to remove lead pipe connections by October

Cortland aims to complete in October a project begun decades ago to remove lead connections from water mains to homes, helping keep lead out of drinking water. Cortland Chief Water Systems …

Homer awaits word on bridge grant

While the town of Homer awaits word on a grant application to repair the Wall Street bridge, town officials were notified the Albany Street bridge will need repairs in the next decade or so, …

Winners named in Cortland's holiday lighting contest

Christmastime had a last hurrah Wednesday at the Cortland Community Center when organizers of the 2023 Cortland Holiday Light Event declared the contest’s top three winners. Linda Stock, …

60 mph winds rip roof off 135-year-old Homer building

Members of the Homer Masonic Lodge No. 352 looked on Wednesday as a crew from ServiceMaster vacuumed and wiped up water that had leaked through the three-story building after the roof was torn off …

Homer approves $5.5 million 2024-25 budget

The village of Homer Board of Trustees adopted on Tuesday a $5.4 million budget for 2024-25 that raises spending more than 20%, but the property tax levy less than 1%. The Board of Trustees …

Cortland’s proposed tobacco sale limits could help shops

Abby Maricle, manager of Main Street’s Daily Grind shop, isn’t worried about the city of Cortland imposing restrictions on tobacco sales. “It could be good for us,” …

Advisory board formed for Little White Church project

An advisory council has begun meeting in Homer to turn the 191-year-old little white church into a community center, organizers said, hoping to gain funding next spring. Physical work remains in …

Arts a major focus of 2024 DRI work

Cortland’s effort to bring more public art to the city begins in earnest this year, even as it completes the infrastructure work funded by its 2017 Downtown Revitalization Initiative, the mayor …

Moravia awaits state approval for NY Forward funding

 

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