June 14, 2023

Common Council Confronted Over Lack of Transparency in Negotiations with Cornell

By Matt Dougherty

The City of Ithaca and Cornell University currently has a memorandum of understanding that allows Cornell to pay about $1.6 million to the city annually as a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT). at agreement is set to expire in 2024.

e expiration of the agreement has inspired a group of residents to organize under the Fair Share Campaign to pressure the city to negotiate for an increased PILOT contribution from Cornell to help increase funding for vital city services.

ere is a massive amount of public support in favor of negotiating an increased contribution from Cornell, but the city has put together a group that is operating behind closed doors to come to an agreement with Cornell, and little is known about whether or not that group is

advocating for an increased contribution from the ivy league institution that occupies roughly 60% of tax-exempt city property with billions sitting in its endowment.

In response to the lack of

transparency, Fi h Ward Common Council candidates Jason Houghton and Margaret Fabrizio confronted the Common Council during the public comment period of their meeting that took place on June 7. Houghton and Fabrizio are also running on the independent ‘Ithacans for Progress’ line along with current First Ward Alderperson Cynthia Brock.

T AKE N OTE

X Tompkins County & City Of Ithaca Announce

Annual Public Juneteenth Celebration

Tompkins County and the City of Ithaca in coordination with Southside Community Center, Business Leaders of Colors, and the Community Foundation of Tompkins County are announcing free and open to the public Juneteenth festivities on Friday, June 16 at Southside Community Center, 305 South Plain Street, Ithaca.

X June 16 festivities include:

11:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m. Black Business Expo

In partnership with Business Leaders of Colors

11:00 a.m. — 3:00 p.m. Career Fair

Including job applications and on-site interviews. Employers include: City of Ithaca, Tompkins County, BOCES, TCAT, and City of Ithaca School District Bus Garage

Houghton, who is running for the twoyear term to represent the Fi h Ward, said that he is “concerned about transparency with the upcoming iteration of the memorandum of understanding between Ithaca and Cornell University.”

Houghton said he understands that Cornell is a critical community institution that provides livelihoods for many residents and he doesn’t want to paint them as an antagonist. Despite what Cornell does o er, Houghton added, “Many citizens, as well as members of the council, feel that Cornell does not contribute what it should to city services.”

Regarding the upcoming negotiation with Cornell, Houghton said, “I think it’s very important that citizens understand what the city intends to do about this…What are the city’s general goals?”

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It’s summertime in the city of gorges, get out and enjoy it! Cover Photo: Joe Scaglone

11:45 a.m. — Business Leaders of Colors Social Justice Leader Award Presentation

12:00 p.m. — Keynote Address from Dr. Sean Eversley Bradwell Assistant Professor, Ithaca College Department of Education

12:30 p.m. — Community Meal, free and open to the public Juneteenth is an annual celebration of Black liberation, commemorating the emancipation of enslaved African Americans in the United States. In addition to a federal and New York State holiday, both Tompkins County and the City of Ithaca have declared Juneteenth a holiday and observe it with paid time o for employees (observed on Monday, June 19) and celebratory and educational activities.

In 2022, local activities included a recorded walking tour of the historic Southside neighborhood in Ithaca and a discussion on Juneteenth with Author Annette Gordon-Reed, both publicly available on the Tompkins County YouTube channel.

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Jason Houghton

Margaret Fabrizio

“I’m guessing Cornell would be very much interested in getting a new deal in place very quickly this summer before a new council and mayor are seated given that nearly every council candidate is calling for a significant contribution for the city ... Let’s not operate on Cornell’s timetable, let’s operate on our timetable.”

— Margaret Fabrizio

IN UIRING PHOTOGRPHER Q A

By Josh Baldo

SPEAKEASY: Acting Fire Chief Rob Covert Guides the Ithaca Fire Department Toward Efficiency, Safety, and Community

By Vee Cipperman

As the Ithaca Fire Department celebrates its 200th anniversary, Acting Fire Chief Rob Covert leads it forward into a safer, more productive future. Covert, who began his current role in March, spoke to The Ithaca Times about firefighter recruitment, department archives, and plans for a new fire station on East Hill.

Covert’s appointment to Acting Fire Chief follows a lifelong career in firefighting. In high school, he joined his local department in Lodi, Seneca County. He got involved with the Ithaca Fire Department through Cornell’s student bunker program two years before he graduated from the School of Industrial and Labor Relations in 1989. He has since served as a Lieutenant, Assistant Chief, and Deputy Chief under former Acting Fire Chief Tom Parsons.

Covert said that he learned the basics of department administration and got involved with special project management as Deputy Chief. Now, he’s continuing last year’s work.

“I’m essentially continuing to steer the ship in the same direction it was going,” he said.

Chief among the IFD’s special projects is a proposed fire station on East Hill. The IFD has nearly finalized its plans, and they hope to close on the property this summer. Their current East Hill station was built in the 1960s, and Covert stated that an updated location and design will benefit firefighters.

“One of the biggest lessons learned in fire station design is looking at having a ‘clean’ and ‘dirty’ side of the station,” he said. To avoid spreading carcinogenic materials after a call, firefighters in updated stations can remove their gear and access showers right off the truck base.

The new location will also give firetrucks easier road access. The current East Hill station sits at the heart of Collegetown, where businesses and pedestrian traffic are dense. The new location is only a few blocks away, but it’s much less populated.

The IFD is also implementing a new records management system, which

keeps track of staffing, assets, and mandatory reporting for calls. Covert stated that it will digitize and centralize the preplan information stored across Ithaca’s stations. This will improve the department’s timing, productivity, and safety on missions.

Covert prioritizes recruitment and training within the department. He stated that the IFD continually spreads the word about firefighting jobs, and they work hard to prepare recruits holistically.

“It’s a combination between formal training and mentoring,” he said.

All IFD recruits spend 15 weeks at a rigorous fire academy program, where they learn the basic skills of firefighting. Afterward, they spend about eight weeks on Ithaca-specific training, where they can learn shift responsibilities under supervision and participate in controlled live fire exercises. Covert encourages senior firefighters and officers to share their experiences and build relationships with recruits.

Despite the severe staffing shortages seen by many New York fire departments in the wake of COVID-19, Covert stated that the IFD’s staff remains steady. The department is in the process of training two new firefighters, and it saw a 2/3 increase in the number of people who took its January civil service exam. It continues to seek a new Deputy Chief, who

would assist Covert with special projects and administration.

Covert also expressed the IFD’s commitment to diversity.

“In our perfect world, we would certainly like our department to reflect the community that we serve,” he said.

“We want to make sure that all members of the community know that firefighting is a great career and a great option to think about.”

Over the summer, Covert expects fewer calls, as thousands of college students and faculty leave Ithaca. The IFD increasingly expects calls related to outdoor activities, like swimming and hiking accidents.

When Tompkins County experienced hazardous levels of air pollution last week, Covert said that public safety officials worried about the very young and old, as well as those with respiratory conditions.

As he adjusts to his new position and leads department initiatives, Covert expressed appreciation for all the people within the IFD.

“I’m here representing them and the good work that they do,” he said. “My job is to support them, to give them the tools and the training and the equipment that they need to get the work done every day.”

WHAT’S ONE THING YOU’RE ALWAYS WILLING TO PAY THE EXTRA PRICE FOR?

“Guac!” – Chloe Z. & Maddie J.

“Re-sold Jordans.”

– Lincoln T.

“French fries. GOOD French fries.”

– James P.

“Oat milk.”

– Julia H.

“If there is co ee around, I’ll spend the money.”

– Victoria N.

Acting Fire Chief Rob Covert

Council Plans Response to Increasing Flood Danger

By Matt Dougherty

During the June 7 meeting of Common Council the Superintendent of Public Works Mike orne updated the council on e orts to mitigate ood risks in the city outlined by FEMA’s updated ood maps.

According to the updated ood maps, all of Southwest Ithaca, most of Fall Creek and Northside and large portions of Southside and Downtown that were not previously included in FEMA’s 1981 boundaries are now in an “AE” ood zone. orne said that in the 1981 maps there were about 180 properties a ected, and under the new maps there are over 1,200 properties a ected.

orne told the Common Council that the maps were going to become regulatory soon, but that it could take place anywhere between

January 2024 to June 2024, and potentially not until early 2025. Regardless, orne said, “nevertheless, they’re coming and they will have an impact on property owners.”

at impact will come as a result of being required to purchase food insurance which can cost thousands of dollars and must be renewed annually. A study conducted by FEMA in 2022 found that the average cost of ood insurance in New York was $725 per year, though that number uctuates depending on the location of a property. According to PolicyGenius.com, the average annual cost of ood insurance in Tompkins County in 2022 was $1,186. Regarding exact costs of ood insurance orne said, “it’s not a cookie cutter type of insurance policy.” He continued saying that two houses right next to each other could have two completely di erent rates depending on if mechanical cooling equipment is at ground level or if it’s moved o the oor. “I think the new insurance requirements take a look at a more property speci c basis, so it’s hard to tell people what’s going to happen,” orne said.

Additionally, FEMA has said that there will be some kind of phase in process over several years so people who own properties that will be required to purchase ood insurance aren’t hit with huge upfront costs. However, it’s unclear what that phase in process will be. Regardless, the ood insurance requirements are expected to drive up already high housing costs as property owners who are required to purchase insurance are likely to pass on those costs to renters.

UPS DOWNS& Ups

Ithaca Car-Share is one step closer to making a return as bill A.05718/S.05959 that will allow Risk Retention Groups (RRG’s) that are not domiciled in New York to provide auto insurance to nonpro t organizations has passed in both chambers of the state legislature. Now Governor Hochul just needs to sign it into law.

Downs

The Ithaca Police Department does not publish a daily incident log making it impossible to track crime that occurs in the city. The Community Dashboard does not provide real transparency.

First Ward Alderperson Cynthia Brock clari ed that property owners with a lien on their property such as a mortgage will be required to purchase ood insurance, while people who own their properties outright will not be hit with that same burden.

In an attempt to mitigate the risk of ooding, which could potentially reduce the need for many residents to spend thousands of dollars on ood insurance, the city has been studying several ways to increase the capacity of its ood control channels. at could involve dredging the ood control channels, raising the edges of the channels and creeks by building ood walls, or a combination of both.

A 2011 study by the Army Corps of Engineers recommended dredging 670,000 cubic yards of debris from the ood control channels at an estimated cost of $120 million. However, when the city partnered with the USGS in 2015 they conducted a study where only 200,000 cubic yards were dredged and orne said that “the results were identical, so there’s not necessarily a need to completely dredge the channel.” e city also conducted a study looking at what is in the city’s control to help reduce ood risks if the DEC did not dredge the ood control channels at all. According to orne, in this case the city used models which implemented raised berms, ood walls and back ow preventers to keep water from owing backwards through the sewers. orne said that using this model, ood risks could be mitigated in “a fairly large portion of the city.”

However, orne continued saying that “if dredging occurs and we were able to do our ood walls, then we basically eliminate the ood risks in the city.” orne added, “if we reduce the ood risk, we would petition FEMA to change the ood maps and reduce ood insurance requirements.”

HEARD SEEN&

Heard

In anticipation of the vacancy that will be created by the resignation of Je ery Barken, the Common Council approved a resolution by a vote of 9-0 to appoint former Third Ward Alderperson Donna Fleming to ll the vacancy created by Barkens departure through December 31.

Seen

Funding was approved by the Common Council to conduct a conditions assessment into preserving the Ithaca Gun Smokestack during their meeting that took place on June 7. A survey conducted by the city found that 92% of the 1200 people who responded were in favor of saving the smokestack.

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QUESTION OF THE WEEK

Do you think Ithaca College should install a turf field at Butterfield Stadium?

6.6% Yes, turf is easier to maintain. 86.3% No, turf is bad for the environment.

7.1% I don’t care.

How do you feel about Ithaca’s flood mitigation plans?

Visit ithaca.com to submit your response.

Updated FEMA Flood maps currently place thousands of residents in flood zones, requiring them to purchase flood insurance that could cost thousands of dollars

Superintendent of Public Works Mike Thorne is working flood mitigation measures that could potentially eliminate the need for some residents to purchase flood insurance. (Photo: Josh Brokaw)

“If dredging occurs and we were able to do our flood walls, then we basically eliminate the flood risks in the city ... If we reduce the flood risk, we would petition FEMA to change the flood maps and reduce flood insurance requirements.”

— Superintendent of Public Works Mike Thorne

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Molinaro Advocates Delay in Discussing the Climate Crisis

This past Wednesday, the concentration of pollutants in the air around New York City hit the highest levels ever recorded, more than doubling the previous record, which was set the previous day. is is the fourth time in the past three years that those of us living here in New York Congressional District 19 have su ered dangerously poor air quality from forest res. It is widely acknowledged that global climate change is exacerbating the risk of forest res upwind of us, increasing their frequency and severity, and that managing that risk will require addressing the climate crisis as the emergency it is. Nonetheless, Representative Marc Molinaro (NY19) eagerly stepped up to the microphone this week as crypto-spokesman for the fossil fuel industry–from whom he receives generous campaign contributions–to lecture Canadian re ghters on their forest management practices, and to claim that “this isn’t the moment to start lecturing

people” about the climate emergency. He’s right about that: the moment to start passed years ago. Now is the moment to accelerate the transition o fossil fuels.

Mark Vian

Cryptocurrency, Banking, National Security, & Energy Waste

While Tik Tok and Arti cial Intelligence(AI) are technologies viewed with suspicion, cryptocurrency mining is passed over even though it causes threats to our society in three areas: national security, the banking sector, and energy waste.

N. Korea is working to perfect nuclear missile launches against the US. Given that N Korea is both impoverished & under serious worldwide sanctions, where are they getting the cash to develop their nukes? Last year they successfully stole $620 million in crypto currency from just one video game, “Axie In nity” (7/4/22, NY Times, “N. Korea Finds Lifeline: Crypto e via Hacking”). is has to be the most important of all reasons to ban crypto mining.

Secondly, the con dence of the public in our banking system is on shaky grounds. Recent bank laxness in Signature Bank, Silvergate, and First Republic are tied to crypto assets. e head of FTX, on his way to prison, loved the lax regulation of these

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SURROUNDED BY REALITY

The Rules

By Charlie Githler

Everyone knows summer is drinkinggame season, plus have you seen the news lately? By popular request, here are the rules for Summer 2023:

Every time there’s a public health crisis and the solution is wearing N-95 masks, mix 29.6 milliliters of ethanol with a tablespoon of cranberry juice and drink it in one gulp.

Whenever an ex-president is indicted, have a dry martini, with a twist of lemon.

When Ithaca cracks another ‘top ten’ list, no matter how ridiculous, drink.

If Elon Musk does or says something bone-headed and you still care, punish yourself with a aming Absinthe.

When listening to NPR, partake of a glass of sherry whenever a clearly American radio personality uses the British pronunciation of any word.

Whenever you think of a new method that sentient machines might use to eliminate humanity, drink a co ee cup full of Myer Farm’s Clara Chocolate Liqueur.

e next time a Wegmans store shopper abandons their cart in mid-aisle directly in front of you, wheel yourself directly to the beer cooler in the back. Open and drain a Liquid State Upside Down Alt in a single pull. You’ll feel better.

e next time you’re asked to tip for counter service, split a bottle of Chardonnay with the server.

If you’ve ever “lost” a bicycle to the Jungle, open a cra distillery on the shore of Cayuga Lake and liberally sample its products.

Whenever Donald Trump panders to his base, drink a dipperful of moonshine.

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Before the ood maps can be changed, the city must submit what is called a Conditional Letter of Map Revision (CLOMR) to FEMA. orne explained that this CLOMR essentially asks FEMA, “if we build this the way we say we’re going to build, would you give us a letter of map revision for the future?” According to orne, the rst hurdle the city has to get over is getting FEMA to say yes to the map revision before spending any money on construction of mitigation measures. If FEMA says yes, they could issue a Letter

Grab a drink, just anything, because you remembered that a sizable asteroid, maybe a couple miles across, that nobody even saw coming, could wipe us all out with essentially no notice at all.

Each time the Supreme Court loses another two points of public approval, order a Clarence omas. (Goldschlager, Coca Cola and a single pubic hair).

Whenever another of the neanderthal states (note: o cial designation) passes a piece of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, mix yourself a Cosmopolitan.

If the occasion should arise that Ron DeSantis acts like a decent human being, drink a chalice of unicorn blood.

Go to your favorite social media outlet. No, wait...don’t. Start drinking for the day.

Next time the sky turns the hue of Canadian bacon and the air becomes redolent of Quebecois pine charcoal, have a snort of Yukon Jack.

e next time you’re asked to create an account in order to engage in a simple business transaction, consume a agon of mead.

On every occasion that a person whose chances of winning are less than yours declares their intention to become the Republican candidate fro president, drink a Coors Light. (Sorry, those are the rules.)

Whenever a Northside employee says “back for more?” as you steady yourself with one of those shopping-cart ‘walkers’, take a sip of ‘co ee’ from your travel mug and wink.

of Map Revision (LOMR) which would o cially change the ood map.

e total cost of the project to mitigate the city’s ood risk has been estimated to be around $12 million for design, permitting, and construction. To help cover the costs, orne said that the city has applied for three di erent FEMA grants to fund the nal design of the ood mitigation measures but has still not received a response because FEMA is backlogged with grant applications. At the start of the year, the city was awarded $1.3 million, but had to deny the grant because it would disqualify them from receiving additional grants that would contribute more funding to the project.

The Case for Girls Varsity Wrestling

By Mira Cohen

ey deserve it.” at was Coach Parker’s response to the question of why it is so important to him to get a girls’ wrestling team at Ithaca High School. Girls deserve the same opportunities that their male counterparts are given. Many of the schools in our section have created their own girls’ wrestling teams in recent years. Girls’ wrestling is one the fastest growing high school sports in the United States, having thirty-seven states sanction it, many of which did so recently. With ag football and girls’ wrestling becoming popular, Coach Parker is excited about opportunities for young women in sports. He would hate to see an opportunity pass by to get students into wrestling, especially girls. Parker is the head coach for the boys’ wrestling team, and this year for the girls as well. Not too long ago, if a female wanted to wrestle chances are, she would have to compete against boys. is was true for the sole female wrestler who competed in 2009 for Ithaca High School. In the 2022-2023 wrestling season I only ever competed against girls. And Coach Parker made sure I had every opportunity to do so, from going to all-girls tournaments to bringing the boys to tournaments he knew would have a girls’ section. It wasn’t easy for Coach to get us to wrestle. Because of our gender we had to be approved and certi ed to be able to practice with the guys. We had to be cleared by the school doctor to compete, something that incurred a lot of delays.

Lyn Reitenbach, our school social worker, an advocate for young women in sports, and an athlete herself successfully pushed for us to be certi ed just in time for our rst tournament.

A high school wrestling match is normally six minutes, broken into three equal parts, unless you get pinned or pin your opponent. For those two minutes, not getting pinned and gaining the advantageous position is all that matters. If you can ght for those two minutes you can do the majority of things for that long. I didn’t wrestle for that long, I didn’t know it was an option until my senior year. But even just that one winter taught me so much. I learned to trust my body and know that I will have the strength to get back up when I am inevitably knocked down. I became disciplined by showing up even when I didn’t want to, I put in the

e ort and was able to see my progression. I could feel it become easier to withstand a six-minute match and I knew I was getting stronger. I became more resilient than I thought I ever could be.

Showing up will get you far, I am proof of that. Coach Parker brought me to so many tournaments and I won just enough matches to qualify for the STAC championship, where I came in 4th, and Sectionals, where I came in 6th. I am proud of what I accomplished this year, I can say for certain that every time I stepped onto that mat, I gave it my all. Win or lose, I put up a ght and gave girls way more experienced than me a run for their money. I would have liked the opportunity to wrestle on a girls’ team for longer than just one season during my high school career. ere was a sense of community with all the girls I met at tournaments and an understanding that we were doing something that at one point many thought, girls couldn’t do.

Many opportunities come when you wrestle as a female. Scholarships and college interests are high on that list. Female freestyle wrestling is an Olympic sport and the best way to have an Olympic team that is competitive, is to start young or at least have schools o er it in high school.

In addition to being the assistant varsity coach at IHS, coach Antoine coaches the youth wrestling program. In that program there are girls but there is no team for them when they get to high school or even middle school. However because of Coach Parker’s tireless e orts and Samantha Little’s commitment to equity for Ithaca scholars, there is a girls wrestling coach position set up for the 2023-2024 school year.

In the future, Coach Parker envisions an all-girls team at IHS. One with a coach that has experience wrestling as a girl or experiences coaching girls wrestling. is future is a possibility with many surrounding schools already having it.

I am grateful for wrestling and all it has done for me. It made me more condent. At the beginning of the season, I felt like I didn’t belong and was concerned about proving myself because of my gender. Now I see myself as part of the group of high school girls who are changing the narrative of who wrestling is for.

Ithaca: The City Almost Everyone Can’t Wait to Leave

By Stella Frank

The kids in school growing up would talk about the city with resentment from boredom. at may be a normal part of childhood development, but in Ithaca, it was pervasive and real. So much so that teachers in high school acknowledged it, and very few students choose to remain in Ithaca a er graduation. Ithaca has oriented itself as a city for the elite to pass through. People from all over come in the summer to see the waterfalls and parks and enjoy the numerous outdoor spaces that Ithaca’s tax base has come to o er, make purchases at restaurants and artisan shops on the commons, and then make a swi exit.

Similarly, I also see intelligentsia pass through educational institutions like Cornell and Ithaca College. It seems as though the students here are constantly talking about wanting to leave. ey miss out on the blooming outdoor spaces in the city because they incubate here throughout the winter, and at this time Ithaca’s lack of true citizen care comes to the surface. When the tourists aren’t coming through town, and when students want to escape ivory towers, Ithaca has very few indoor spaces that aren’t solely dedicated to stripmall style shopping for basic necessities.

I wanted to leave, as a kid, I told myself I would move across the country for college or at the rst chance I got. When it came time for me to pick colleges I did leave, but I came back. I realized that I had un nished business in the city of Ithaca and that my hometown truly was the best place for me to study the city form. Parts of me still want to leave—the same parts that did as a kid. I still live downtown in an apartment, very similar to one I grew up in with my father, where the landlords don’t care that the plumbing breaks every few weeks, there is a mouse infestation,

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

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unstable, loosely regulated digital assets. Top nancial regulator, Gary Gensler, is warning our banks. Loss of con dence is not an option.

and barely operable heat. When you ask them to x it with urgency in your eyes you’re almost laughed o , they know that Ithaca is the second most expensive small city in the country in terms of rental housing and that I am considered lucky to nd a place only a couple hundred dollars over a fair market rate.

Despite all of this, people pass through Ithaca to be li ed up. Some do this through educational institutions but Ithaca is also known as a sanctuary city for immigrants like my mom. While parts of its oasis-like reputation de nitely pleased her, even she can’t wait to get out of Ithaca and makes it a priority to travel as much as possible. My mom was able to nd good housing in a historically black neighborhood in Ithaca, Southside. Having two single parents and two homes in two di erent neighborhoods in Ithaca really opened my eyes to how racist cities and infrastructure can be. Beyond social perception are zoning and tra c choices. Two one-way streets with no red lights ran across the perimeter of the neighborhood, which made the usually pedestrianfriendly downtown area a hostile environment for walking. Roads would go on for a couple of blocks to have a seemingly random concrete slab turn them into a dead end. It always confused me why they would block o access to some of the most important roads, and give roads coming from other directions so much priority over ours.

e cost of living is driving people out of the city. ey can’t wait to leave the threat of poverty. Evictions are driving people out of their homes, they sadly literally can’t wait to leave.

In all of these ways and more, I see Ithaca tear people down and also bring them up, I just wish the luck that Ithaca brings to the wealthy as a city could be distributed ethically and equitably.

irdly, electrifying NY’s transportation and building sectors via the CL-CPA is a necessity to stop the warming of the planet. We don’t have a choice anymore. Recent estimates say we need vastly more

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The Year of Big Change

Next Year City Government will be Transformed

By Matt Dougherty

Big changes are coming to local government in the City of Ithaca in 2024, not only because the Common Council could be full of new representatives, but also because the city will have a completely new form of government.

e City of Ithaca has been working towards restructuring its form of government since the Common Council unanimously approved a vote to move towards adopting a City Manager form of government in November of 2021. Since this change would reduce the authority of the Mayor, a public referendum was held in November 2022 where Ithaca residents approved the change by a 73% margin.

Regarding the signi cant public support for the change, Mayor Laura Lewis said, “ e public has understood that the change in our structure of government will result in increased e ectiveness and e ciency.” e overwhelming public support for the change has seemed to put to rest fears regarding the fact that the Chief Executive O cer of the City will now be unelected.

Supporters of the proposal say that giving up the ability for voters to elect the CEO of the city is a positive thing because an elected Mayor is not required to have relevant administrative experience,

and that potentially continuous four-year turnover could lead to instability in administrative oversight and accountability.

Since receiving public approval for the change, which is set to o cially take place on January 1, 2024 — the city has been working on searching for someone to assume the role and ironing out a job description for the new position, while also

attempting to gure out the speci cs of how City Hall will operate under this new form of government.

Mayor Lewis has said that the city is working with a consultant to carry out the search, and that the consultant is “developing a needs assessment to get input from various stakeholders on what characteristics will be important [in a city manager] as we embark on this search.” According to Lewis, the city hopes to be able to start advertising for the position “later this summer” and conduct interviews throughout the fall so whoever assumes the role can start working by January 1, 2024.

Before the city can begin advertising the position, it needs to come up with an o cial

job description. Currently, the city is operating with a dra job description that was created by former ird Ward Alderperson Donna Fleming in 2021. Lewis has said that the dra description “is not a position description that we are using” but that “it is information that we’ll use as we are developing a position description for city manager.” Lewis added that the Civil Service Commission is working on cra ing a job description, but that it “will come back to council for review, so it’s not as though Common Council is not involved.”

e Common Council will also have the nal authority to approve or disapprove whoever is appointed to be the City manager. Any manager appointed by the Common Council would have to be quali ed

Chief of Staff Deb Molenhoff is working to educate local elected officials about changes in government structure that will take place when the City Manager becomes official on January 1, 2024.(Photo: Ed Dittenhoefer)

Mayor Laura Lewis says that the city is working with a consultant to develop a job description and conduct the search for the first City Manager.

(Photo: Josh Baldo)

Ithaca residents overwhelmingly voted to approve the transition in the structure of local government at a public referendum in November 2022

“We are now at this incredibly complicated implementation phase. We’re undergoing a pretty significant change when you change your form of government and that trickles down into all different elements of how [the city] operates.”

— Chief of Staff Deb Molenhoff

and have experience handling major administrative and budgetary responsibilities. While anyone can be elected Mayor, only professional managers meet the eligibility requirements for the City Manager position.

e initial proposal to create the position of City Manager was introduced by former Mayor Svante Myrick roughly one year before he resigned to accept a position as Executive Director at People for the American Way. Myrick introduced the idea at roughly the same time he introduced the initial reimagining public safety plan, both of which le the city with a heavy workload to accomplish as the former Mayor jumped ship for a more lucrative position.

During a Common Council Committee of the Whole meeting that took place on May 31, Chief of Sta Deb Molenho said, “We are now at this incredibly complicated implementation phase. We’re undergoing a pretty signi cant change when you change your form of government and that trickles down into all di erent elements of how [the city] operates.” Molenho continued saying, “when you have two pieces that need to come together to make a whole in order to run the city, you need to have a good sense of partnership with the city manager, the council, and the mayor.”

Currently, it looks like the city manager will overtake administrative and management responsibilities that are currently under the responsibility of the Mayor.

e City Manager would be directly responsible for serving as Chief Administrator for the City, supervising department heads, overseeing labor negotiations, developing and presenting the annual budget, and assuming the role of the Chairperson on the Capital Budget Committee. While the City Manager would be in charge of cra ing the budget, it would still be sent to the Common Council for nal approval.

e Mayor would appoint members of boards and commissions or advisory committees and continue elected service as a member of the Common Council. In addition, Molenho said that “the mayor will facilitate the process of amending the city manager’s budget, preside over all the council meetings and assist Council and setting goals in policy decisions.” Overall, the changes are expected to reduce the Mayor’s responsibilities by about 75%.

Current Fi h Ward representative and candidate for Mayor, Robert Cantelmo explained that “the mayor is going to retain their existing legislative responsibilities and just divest themselves of the administrative costs.”

Molenho expanded on her explanation about how the government will oper-

ate under its new structure by asking the committee several hypothetical questions about how the government would respond to a demand from Ithaca residents for the city to provide free ice cream sundaes to all citizens.

Under this hypothetical situation, elected o cials such as the Mayor and Common Council would be in charge of deciding if this was something that the city should consider. e

City Manager would then be in charge of researching if other cities have taken similar actions and putting together a plan about how it would be achieved. is could involve the City Manager directing the Superintendent of Public Works to install an ice cream freezer in Stewart Park. e City Manager would also be in charge of determining how much the freezer would cost, writing the RFP to purchase the freezer, and writing a dra food vendor policy for the city. at dra vendor policy would then have to be brought before the Common Council and the Mayor for nal approval.

When it comes to who is responsible for being the nal signature on city contracts that falls under the purview of the Mayor. However, under the new structure of government the nal signature on city

contracts will be done by the City Manager. Molenho said that the Mayor could potentially replace the city administration chair’s signature, “but that’s something that we’ll ag and bring back to you as we look a bit more into the contract routing process.”

Regarding the contract routing process City Attorney Ari Lavine explained that there is only one legally binding signature and that has always been “whoever is the Chief Executive of the city.” Lavine continued saying, “today that is the Mayor, but next year that will be the City Manager.” According to Lavine, “the question is who will the elected reviewer be in that process? Currently that’s the chair of the city administration committee, but there seems to be an argument that maybe council wants that to be the Mayor.”

Molenho added that “the elected ocials are on the long range planning side and implementation once the elected ofcials give guidance and direction gets handed over to the sta ,” who will be managed by the City Manager. She continued saying, “the city manager will look for guidance from the mayor and council and then work with and direct sta to carry out the operations.”

During the meeting, Mayor Lewis said that another one of the key aspects to the

change in structure is that the Mayor will have an equal vote on the Common Council.

“At the moment, the mayor does not have a vote on the Common Council with the exception of being the tiebreaker. If there are tied votes currently the mayor will break the tie,” Lewis said. She continued saying, “Going forward the mayor will have an equal vote so there will be 11 voters as we go into the new city government structure which will be fully implemented in 2024.”

As a result of the additional vote, there will be no tiebreakers. According to City Attorney Lavine, “if there’s a five to five tie that just means it failed, because for a vote to carry in an 11 member body it requires six votes.” Lavine continued saying that even in the event of an absence or someone recusing themselves from a vote, “five votes isn’t enough…it’s always going to take six votes next year for anything.”

In addition, as a result of the Mayor gaining an equal vote on the Common Council, they will lose their veto power because it would create an power imbalance on the council.

Lavine added that there would be an exception for procedures that require a supermajority to pass, such as if the city were going to sell real estate. “We have always needed a three quarters vote on the council in order to sell real estate,” Lavine said. He continued saying that “under the 2024 model of government, you have 11 votes, three quarters of 11 is eight and a quarter… so that would require nine votes.”

The change in government structure will see the responsibilities of the Mayor reduced by 75%

“the mayor is going to retain their existing legislative responsibilities and just divest themselves of the administrative costs.”

— Fifth Ward Alderperson Robert Cantelmo

A Life-Changing Experience

These Cornell Hockey Away Trips Help Both Villagers and Players

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of Elder Statesman. His imprint on Cornell Hockey is carved in stone — a solid career as a Big Red player (class of ‘86), 27 seasons as the head coach, north of 500 wins, 12 trips to the NCAAs, a berth in the Frozen Four — all tangibles that have made him a revered member of the Cornell Hockey community, and the Ithaca community at large. Most people with any interest in hockey are well aware of that. What many do not know is that Shafer has also had a big impact on the lives of some very grateful people in a far-away land.

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When I think of Mike Schafer, I ash back to an image from 1985. I was downtown at some festival, and many people stopped to check out the three local celebrities strolling up the Commons — shirtless, tanned, bu , and wearing the Ray Bans and Patrick Swayze-esque hairstyles. Indeed, Joe Nieuwendyk, Duane Moeser and Mike Schafer were Cornell Hockey rock stars, but they were also three guys who worked very hard at turning their passion into their livelihood.

When I sat down with Schafer last week to discuss his latest trip to the Dominican Republic with a contingent of Big Red hockey players, I took note that Mike’s mullet had morphed into a healthy mop of silver curls — much like he had morphed into some sort

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“My wife was working for St. Catherine’s,” he said “and Father Ron Gaesser had retired and he was going to Monte Plata to help build schools, and serve the poorest of the poor.” He added, “Back in ‘09, we started going as a team, and we have been a half-dozen times so far.”

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e group of volunteers — usually ranging between six and nine players, and including Schafer’s former Cornell teammate Tony Eisenhut and his family — uses its longtime connections to identify needs, and in Shafer’s words, “We nd community members in need of help, we do some fund raising — we sell jerseys and ask for donations — and when we get there, we do small or large projects — from building latrines or wheelchair ramps, to bringing indoor plumbing to families.” Mike’s wife, Diane, and their three kids, Luke,

John and Michelle, have also made the trip, and to Schafer, building relationships matters as much as building churches and schools (one of which speci cally serves kids with various disabilities). He told me, “ e people there become our friends. ey don’t have much, but we learn a lot from seeing the tight relationships in their communities, their interdependence. Everyone helps one another. It’s kind of Old School.”

Some of the Cornell hockey team on the road in the Dominican Republic where they build schools and character

Keeping Promise; Worth Traveling the Distance

REV Theatre’s Powerhouse

“Evita” Worth Traveling to Auburn

By Barbara Adams

In the past half-century, if you’ve never driven the scenic route to the tip of Owasco Lake in Auburn to see a show at e REV (formerly the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse), now’s certainly the time. A powerhouse musical production has just opened e REV’s 65th season: Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “Evita,” again con rming the theatre’s reputation as “Broadway of the Finger Lakes.”

Since Harold Prince’s production premiered about 45 years ago, most theatregoers recognize some of the Webber’s music and Rice’s lyrics, such as the iconic “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina.” Part truth, part invention, this musical is one version of the life of Eva Perón, whose aspirations took her out of poverty and rst into acting and modeling. In 1944, María Eva Duarte, then 24, met Juan Perón; a military o cer twice her age; their marriage a year later and his election to the Argentinian presidency began her rise as a powerful political gure.

Both husband and wife were complicated gures historically, still revered and decried in their homeland. As First Lady, Evita championed the poor, supporting labor and women’s rights, but was also vain, privileged, and ambitious, relying as Juan did on silencing any opposition. Popular with the people, she sought the vice presidency but was undone by illness. In 1952, a er only six

years in the public eye, she was dead of cervical cancer at 33.

Under these leaders, Perónism was both populist and authoritarian, and the musical captures handsomely the charisma and personality of this unique couple as well as the spirit of the alternately adulating and protesting commoners. Producing artistic director Brett Smock stages the action of 30 talented performers with constant rich movement and evocative visuals.

Webber and Rice have added one other gure to the historical dynamic: a narrator, Che, clad in camo and suggesting the Marxist Che Guevara (who never met Evita in actuality; his own activism came a er her death). e musical’s Che is the le ist critic, the skeptic who bores holes in Evita’s motives, behavior, and popularity. It’s a clever theatrical way of providing counterpoint to the nearworship of the masses, as well as a reference to Argentine’s long record of militaristic rule and human rights violations.

Smock’s realization and interpretation of this story is assisted by a dream team of designers. Je rey D. Kmiec’s set is vast and empty, anked by multiple columns of spotlights, with a metal ladder platform being moved throughout the space — the e ect is of political spectacle, a vast arena where power comes from above and the peoples swell and swirl below. It’s all brilliantly lit by José Santiago, moving from intimacy to detachment — his cones of di use light creating an almost spiritual feeing.

e lyrics carry the story, and Sam Silva’s sound design crucially lets the words be heard. Brian Cimmet’s musical direction is equally seamless. Once again Ti any Howard’s richly detailed period costumes transport us: the workers’ somber clothing; the women’s attering ’40s dresses, simultaneously sexy and sweet; Evita’s dazzling white ball gown. And Alfonso Annotto’s hair designs for the women evoke instant nostalgia.

Woven throughout is excellent ensemble work and exciting choreography by Elle-May Patterson, including several tango sequences.

e dance here, like all the visual elements, feels organic and emotionally authentic, both expressive and meaningful.

her ticket out of town. Martín Solá’s Juan Perón has ne presence and yet appropriately stays to the side of his wife’s story; his masculinity is palpable. But as Che, Justin Gregory Lopez, though vigorous and outraged, seems somewhat miscast or misdirected: he looks far too boyish, like a youth by Caravaggio, and smiles continually, which undercuts his message. Perhaps the smiling is meant as ironic, but the e ect is one of callow youth, not the serious political criticism his dialogue implies.

Juan’s last mistress, ousted by Eva, is feelingly sung by recent Ithaca College grad Erica Reyes. And Samantha Gershman’s Evita, the show’s center and its heart, is simply luminous. Her revelation of Eva and her changes is astonishing. In the opening moments she’s a naïve girl, then seconds later moves into playful seductress mode; later she’ll be domineering, manipulative, authoritative, erce — and always, viscerally hungry for the people’s love. It’s a dynamic performance to watch again and again.

Unnervingly, Gershman actually resembles the historical Evita so much that we’re compelled to keep re-evaluating her. From today’s perspective, this musical’s vision of an in uential woman is dated; for centuries, women could only exercise power through alliance with a man (or many men). So Che’s condemnation of Eva’s use of sexuality seems narrow, bordering on misogynistic.

We may want to ally with Che’s progressive critique, but the charisma of Gershman’s Evita — and the continuous emotional persuasion of the sonorous music — keep pulling us irresistibly into the adoring crowd.

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Every one of the key roles is exceptionally well sung. We rst meet Felipe Bombonato as Magaldi, a tango singer and Eva’s rst lover,

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Barbara Adams, a regional theatre and arts writer, teaches writing at Ithaca College.

Martin Sola’s Juan Peron and Samantha Gershman’s Eva Peron lead a powerhouse cast in “Evita”, the premiere of the REV Theatre’s 65th season

“Evita,”

lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Directed by Brett Smock; choreography by Elle-Mae Patterson; musical direction by Brian Cimmet. Merry-Go-Round Playhouse, 6877 E. Lake Rd., Auburn, NY.

Hey Disney, Scale it Back

The Little Mermaid: Once Again, the Disney Animated Original is Better

By Bryan VanCampen

Once upon a time, Disney made all kinds of movies, not just animated family cartoons. ey founded Touchstone Pictures and Hollywood Pictures, releasing adult fare like “Splash” (1984), “ e Color of Money” (1986) and the very subversive “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” (1988). ey produced “Ed Wood” (1994), Tim

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RIP: Barry Newman (“Vanishing Point”, “Daylight”, “The Limey”, “Bow nger”)

Burton’s best lm, Barry Levinson’s “Tin Men” (1987), my favorite of his Baltimore movies, and John Cusack and Minnie Driver in the awesome “Grosse Pointe Blank” (1997).

Now e Mouse House owns “Star Wars” and Marvel and the Muppets, and aside from Disney and Pixar animated features, all they make now are unnecessary remakes of their animated classics. Only David Lowery’s 2016 reimagining of 1977’s “Pete’s Dragon” transcended the rst lm, but few would argue that the original “Pete’s Dragon” was anything close to a classic.

It doesn’t help Rob Marshall’s “new” version of “ e Little Mermaid” that the 1989 version is one of the best musicals ever made. Marshall’s lm steals as much of the plot and the music as he can: a willful mermaid named Ariel (Halle Bai-

ley) disobeys her father, King Triton (Javier Bardem), and makes a pact with the evil octopus Ursula (Melissa McCarthy) to trade her voice for the chance to be human and attract the attention of Prince Eric (Jonah Hauer-King). e update

doesn’t improve or add to the original lm’s artistic whimsy, it just reproduces it in leaden and lumpy live-action. It’s photo-real, but it looks so phoney.

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Who Done it and How it Was Done

Murder on the Orient Express, Cancelled by Covid, Returns to Cortland Rep

By Bryan VanCampen

In the years I’ve spent reviewing live theater, I’ve never experienced anything like seeing CRT’s production of “Murder on the Orient Express” last summer, and then getting the news that the show was closing because of COVID, the minute a er I’d put the period at the end of my review. us, when CRT announced that they were going to “try again” by opening their 51st season with essentially the same production of “Orient Express” — Derek Powell, playing Michel the conductor, is new to the company, and the rest of the cast from last summer reprise their roles — it made for an enjoyable, if somewhat surreal evening.

I say enjoyable because “Murder on the Orient Express” was a very entertaining murder mystery last summer, and

“Murder on the Orient Express”

through June 16

Cortland Repertory Theatre

24-26 Port Watson St, Cortland, by Agatha Christie, adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig.

Directed by Kerby Thompson; stage managed by Melanie Ernst; scenic design by Darin V. Himmerich; costumes by Wendi Zea; sound design by Seth Asa Sengel; lighting by Matthew Webb; properties by Taylor Barr.

it’s still entertaining upon its return this summer. And I say surreal because I was able to examine the play from angles I wasn’t thinking about last time, to really savor the various performances, humor and production values. Going into the show last summer, I had seen Sidney Lumet’s all-star champagne 1974 lm, so I knew who done it. is time, I was able to read between the witty lines as to how it was done.

For the uninitiated:

“Murder on the Orient Express” takes place on the titular train from preboarding to the solving of the mystery by master detective Hercule Poirot (Michael Antico). Also onboard for the trip from Istanbul to Western Europe is the shady business tycoon Samuel Ratchett (Bill Coughlin). Rachett’s been getting death threats in the mail lately, and he tries to hire Poirot as a consultant, but Poirot doesn’t like him and declines the o er.

Also on board in order of appearance are Nicholas Wilder as Monsieur Bouc, Poirot’s friend and manager of the Orient Express; governess Mary Debenham (Alice K. Johnson); Hector MacQueen (Mikey LoBalsamo), Ratchett’s personal assistant; Powell as the conductor; Russian Princess Dragomiro (Cara D’Emanuele; nurse Greta Ohlsson (Rebecca Tucker), Countess -and trained physician- Andrenyi (Anna Gion); ditzy American tourist Helen Hubbard (the hilarious Catherine Ga ney) and Jamie Craib as Colonel Arbuthnot, a man in love with Mary Debenham. CRT per-

forming intern Weston Pytel gets laughs in the rst scene as a put-upon head waiter.

In the middle of night, as the train is stopped by a snowbank, Ratchett is discovered murdered in his compartment that locks from the inside, eight stab wounds in his chest. Poirot orders Bouc to gather all the passports and begins interrogating the passengers.

If anything, the current production is even more nuanced than the previous. A er all, most of the cast has had a year to ponder the subtleties of a look here, a pointed remark there. I’m always impressed at CRT’s ability to get the most out of every inch of stage space at

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e 1989 version cost $40 million to produce, and runs a tight, tidy 83 minutes, whereas the new model cost a staggering $250 million, runs for 135 minutes and seems to have seven di erent endings. Under the sea, millions of dollars spent on overproduced special e ects ensure that everyone’s hair oats like it does in “Aquaman” (2018). All the charming and funny denizens of the deep, like Sebastian the Crab (Daveed Diggs) and Flounder (Jacob Tremblay) that were once rendered with skillful brush strokes have been “rendered” as ghastly CGI creatures that are no longer charm-

the Little York Pavilion, and all period details and technical aspects are on point and executed — heh, heh — crisply. In Poirot’s summation scene, excellent use is made of cold blue lights for recaps of plot points, and blood red for the savage, primal look into the souls of the suspects.

Best of all, sound designer Seth Asa Sengel provides a musical score for most of the show to provide another layer of atmosphere and suspense that’s never intrusive. Also, Sengel brings in a radio show-style musical sting for key revelations and the appearance of key clues in the mystery. All the sound and music give director Kerby ompson’s production a sleek cinematic e ect.

ing and funny, and are now creepy and unnerving.

I don’t object to the casting of AfricanAmerican actresses like Bailey in the title role and Noma Dumezweni in a role as Eric’s adoptive mother. In fact, the casting change is the most interesting aspect of the remake. If the lm weren’t such a soulless Xerox copy, the e ect could be comparable to seeing di erent live-action productions with di erent casts, allowing the audience to compare and contrast. But all this time, money and overthought applied to what’s already done with style and wit using ink and paint makes “ e Little Mermaid” feel like the most expensive junior high school musical ever produced.

If it didn’t exist, no one would miss it.

L-R: Cara D’Emanuele as Princess Dragomiroff, Mickey LoBalsamo as Hector MacQueen in Cortland Repertory Theatre’s production of Agatha Christie’s “Murder on the Orient Express”, running from June 7–16

In Memory of Jared Strait

By Steve Lawrence

Jared Strait — Lansing High grad, Wells College grad and assistant coach, tech wiz and chaser of Baseball Dreams — died last week at the age of 25 after a car accident in Texas. Jared, a crafty right-handed pitcher, was, at the time of his passing, a member of the Alpine Cowboys (independent) pro baseball team.

I got to know Jared over the past couple of years, as he was hired to work for my friends at HPM Tech Services, and knowing that Jared had an open and expanding baseball mind, I shared

many baseball and softball stories with him, listened to some of his stories, and I was sure that whether he climbed up the pro ladder as a player or turned his focus more fully to coaching, he would be successful. He knew the game, he wanted to learn more, and most importantly, he was a very engaged and patient listener.

I extend my condolences to Jared’s family, his work family, his baseball family and his longtime partner, who stood tirelessly by his side while he chased that baseball dream. I liked Jared very much, and my heart hurts. A lot.

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electricity from non-fossil fuel sources to accomplish our climate goals. Former Fed Chair Ben Bernanke warns that Bitcoin and similar digital assets routinely use large

amounts of our renewable electricity resources (hydro), which is counterproductive when rushing to electrify NY’s infrastructure. And what exactly are crypto currency digital assets accomplishing when compared to these three important goals? Nothing. It’s a form of gambling.

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He continued saying that the Fair Share Campaign has been gathering information about what other municipalities that host Ivy League universities are doing to try to forge a more equitable relationship.

“ ey have a lot of information they can share. ey would like to share that with the city so that the city is as informed as possible in negotiations,” Houghton said. He added, “It’s not a huge leap to say that we’re constantly in a struggle because of the large tax-exempt footprint of Cornell.”

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A LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCE

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Mike added, “ ings have changed so much over the years. In ‘09, we were bringing pens, and paper and school supplies, and now they’re using touch screens! Some have access to wi- , and they use You Tube to help with learning English, which enhances their tourism capabilities.”

Council and leader of the Fair Share Campaign, Margaret Fabrizio, confronted the council saying, “I’m guessing Cornell would be very much interested in getting a new deal in place very quickly this summer before a new council and mayor are seated given that nearly every council candidate is calling for a signi cant contribution for the city.” Fabrizio added, “let’s not operate on Cornell’s timetable, let’s operate on our timetable.”

“Instead of meeting behind closed doors, let’s use this time to get as well informed as we can about national models for PILOTs,” Fabrizio said. She continued asking the Common Council to invite organizers of the Fair Share Campaign to a future meeting and to host a “PILOT Conference”

Schaf shared a lot of photos of his players engaged in marathon volleyball tournaments in the sweltering heat, playing baseball with the local kids, and we laughed when I pointed out there wasn’t a patch of ice in sight. Mike said, “The roosters get us up and moving early, and over the years, I have watched our guys play in those volleyball, soccer and baseball games.” He paused, aware that timing matters when delivering a comedic line... and the coach added, “It

with invited speakers from municipalities that host tax-exempt universities that have already fought the battle for increased contributions.

In recent years, the city of New Haven in Connecticut has pressured Yale to signi cantly increase its contribution to the city. Philadelphia has pressured the University of Pennsylvania to increase its PILOT to $10 million per year. Activists with the group Penn for PILOTS are pressuring the university to increase their contribution even more to $40 million per year, which equates to 40% of what the university would owe in property taxes annually.

Even if Cornell paid just 25% of what they would owe in property taxes annually

reinforced one thing: They are good hockey players!”

Over the course of 14 years, it has brought much satisfaction to Schafer and his companions to see so much progress. On the most basic of levels, the Portal De Belen Foundation (founded by Father Gaesser), fed over 250 families, and the long-term progress is tangible as well. “Some of the kids we have worked with,” Mike said, “have gone on to become teachers, others who thought they had no

in the form of a PILOT, it would increase the university’s current contribution to the City of Ithaca from roughly $1.6 million to $8.25 million.

Fabrizio told the Common Council, “We need to get informed about legislative remedies that are in use in other states, because that kind of legislative remedy is not out of the question for us here.”

Fabrizio continued saying, “It’s so disheartening to hear that a negotiating team has been quietly appointed, the members of which are still unknown to the public.” According to Fabrizio, “ e lack of transparency regarding such an enormous city issue a ects all of us and it’s really disturbing, especially a city issue that has had so much recent focus.”

chance to go to University are now doctors, and lawyers and pilots.”

e Cornell students, Schafer o ered, “Come out with a real sense of gratitude, and perspective. It really is a life-changing experience.”

To support Portal De Belen Foundation, please visit www.potraldebelenfoundation. org.

Music

Bars/Bands/Clubs

6/14 Wednesday

Jazz Happy Hour with Greg Lofaro & The Fire y Trio | 6 p.m. | Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd | Free

6/15 Thursday

Downtown Ithaca Summer Concert Series: Maddy Walsh & The Blindspots | 6 p.m. | Bernie Milton Pavilion, Center Commons

Atwater After Hours: Louiston | 6 p.m. | Atwater Vineyards, 5055 State Route 414 | Free

Edge & Babi Lou w/ Manila & The Supreme Soup | 8 p.m. | Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd |

$10.00

Live Music at Six Mile: Erin and The Backwoods Blues Project | | Six Mile Creek Winery, 1551 Slaterville Road | Free

6/16 Friday

The Analogue Sons | 5 p.m. | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Road

Friday Sunset Music Series - ft. Bettys Ghost | 5 p.m. | Wagner Vineyards, 9322 State Route 414

Cruise Control | 6 p.m. | Treleaven Winery, 658 Lake Rd, King Ferry

Friday Night Music - Scratched

Vinyl | 6 p.m. | Hopshire Farms and Brewery, 1771 Dryden Rd

Whistlin’ Dyl | 8 p.m. | The Downstairs, 121 West M.L.K. Jr. St.

DJ Mateo spinning Vinyl | 8:30 p.m. | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Road

6/17 Saturday

Sam Nitsch | 1 p.m. | White Springs

Winery, 4200 Route 14, Geneva, 14456

Honky Tonk Happy Hour | 4 p.m. | Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd

Fire y Trio with special guest Diana Leigh | 7 p.m. | The Downstairs, 121 West M.L.K. Jr. St. | $5.00 - $10.00

6/18 Sunday

Jazz Guitar Brunch with Dennis Winge | 10:30 a.m. | Antlers Restaurant, 1159 Dryden Rd. | Free

Allie Torto | 2 p.m. | Treleaven

Winery, 658 Lake Rd , King Ferry

Metaseqouia, Black Tongue

Reverend (Saratoga rock), Dummy Pass (Philly punk), and The Ilium Works | 8 p.m. | Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd

6/19 Monday

Mondays with MAQ | 5:30 p.m. | South Hill Cider, 550 Sandbank Road

6/20 Tuesday

Songs for Solstice: Elisa S. Keeler & Tracy LJ Robertson | 6:30 p.m. | Stewart Park - Large Pavilion | $20.00 - $25.00

6/21 Wednesday

Make Music Day: Ithaca Ukulele Jam and Ageless Jazz Band | 4 p.m. | Bernie Milton Pavilion, Center Commons | Free

Paul Merrill Quartet | 7:30 p.m. |

The Downstairs, 121 West M.L.K. Jr. St. | $5.00 - $15.00

Homer Summer Concerts on The Green: Cortland Old Timers| | Village Green | Free

Concerts/Recitals

6/16, Friday

Donna the Bu alo w/ Heatwave Bluegrass| 5:00pm |Lincoln Hill Farms, Canandaigua

6/17 Saturday

The Machine Performs Pink Floyd | 5:00pm |Lincoln Hill Farms, Canandaigua

Ashley “Slim” Stevenson | 7 p.m. | Auburn Public Theater, 8 Exchange St. | $15.00

Piedmont Blūz Acoustic Duo | 7:30 p.m. | Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts, 1 Congress St | $18.00$22.00

The Felice Brothers | 8 p.m. | Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St

6/18

Sunday

Music’s Recreation presents Music of Eastern Europe | 3 p.m. | Triphammer Arts, 2622 Triphammer Road | $15.00

6/21 Wednesday

Yo La Tengo - SOLD OUT | 8 p.m. | Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St

Stage

ComedyFLOPs Presents All You Can Eat Improv | 7 p.m., 6/14 Wednesday | The Downstairs, 121 W. State St | ComedyFLOPs presents All You Can Eat Improv, a live, entirely made-up show based on your suggestions. We do our shows in support of local non-pro t organizations so join us for laughs and music as we raise money to support a

DOWNTOWN ITHACA CONCERT

SERIES: MADDY WALSH & THE BLIND SPOTS

THURSDAY, JUNE 15TH AT 6:00PM Bernie Milton Pavilion, Ithaca Commons | Take two for the inaugural Thursday night concert on the Commons for 2023! Let’s hope Maddy Walsh and the Blind Spots bring the sunshine along with the danceable grooves. (Photo: Provided)

Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd

| Whisky Tango Sideshow have been titilating Upstate NY audiences with sensuality and strength since 2009! | $10.00 - $15.00

Xanadu | 6/21 Wednesday | Little York Lake Pavilion, 6288 Little York Lake Rd | This Tony-Award-nominated, roller-skating musical adventure is based on the 1980 cult classic movie starring Olivia Newton-John and Gene Kelly!

Art

local organization. $5.00 suggested donation. | $5.00

Comedian Donnell Rawlings | 7 p.m., 6/14 Wednesday | Auburn Public Theater, 8 Exchange St. | Donnell Rawlings from Chappelle’s Show will be LIVE for one night only at the Auburn Public Theater June 14th. | $50.00 - $60.00

Evita | 6/14 Wednesday | Merry-GoRound Playhouse, 6877 E. Lake Road | Set in Argentina between 1934-1952, this Tony-winning musical charts the young Eva Duarte’s meteoric rise to fame which takes her on a journey from poor, illegitimate child to ambitious actress to wife of President Juan Peron.

Murder on the Orient Express | 6/14 Wednesday | Little York Lake Pavilion, 6288 Little York Lake Rd | CRT is thrilled to o er this exciting production to those who missed it last summer…and to those who want to see it again.

Wanah Dance Cafe with Taksim Ithaca: Folk Roots | 7 p.m., 6/15 Thursday | Liquid State Brewing Company, 620 W Green St | Live Middle Eastern music from Taksim Ithaca and folk music inspired belly dance from Alicia Free, Anya, Pixie, Ellen George, and Anna Horn | $10.00

What the Constitution Means to Me | 7:30 p.m., 6/15 Thursday | The Hangar Theatre. | June 15 - 24. 15-year-old Heidi paid her way through college by debating the merits of the U.S. Constitution. Now, as an adult, she is reexamining her teenage convictions in a witty and relevant piece of theater.

Over the Rainbow: Pride Send-O Party hosted by Tilia Cordata | 9 p.m., 6/16 Friday | Deep Dive Ithaca, 415 Old Taughannock Blvd | | $15.00

Whisky Tango Sideshow Burlesque | 9 p.m., 6/17 Saturday | Deep

6 p.m., 6/15 Thursday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Join us at TCPL in June for a series of lms showcasing the LGBTQIA+ community.

Cinemapolis

120 E. Green St., Ithaca

LIVED EXPERIENCE | 11 a.m., 6/14

Wednesday | Corners Gallery, Corners Gallery | Lived Experience features pastel landscape drawings by Diane Newton and oil paintings based on family photographs by Terry Plater. Join us for the artist’s reception on Saturday, June 17, from 4-6pm. LIVED EXPERIENCE is on view through July 29. | Free Hannah Law | Day to Day | 1 p.m., 6/14 Wednesday | The Ink Shop, 330

E. MLK/State St | Hannah Law’s art focuses on scenes from everyday life; countrysides from her hometown in upstate New York, wildlife, and domestic still lives. | Free

34th Annual Juried Photography Show | 12 p.m., 6/15 Thursday | State of the Art Gallery, 120 West State Street | 34th Annual Photography Show features artists from all corners of New York State. | Free The Gallery at South Hill Exhibition of Molly Lunn and Zachary Scotton | 5 p.m., 6/16 Friday | The Gallery at South Hill, 950 Danby Road | The Gallery at South Hill presents Molly Lunn and Zachary Scotton. Molly Lunn and Zachary Scotton are a married artist duo that use paint and patchwork fabric to create. Inspiration is taken from retro signage in Southern California, as well as gestural quality of spray painted gra ti. | Free Trains, Trucks, and Tractors - Oh My! | 10 a.m., 6/17 Saturday | Central New York Living History Center, 4386 US Route 11 | Event for the whole family. Tour our extensive collection of model trains and railroad memorabilia. | $0.00 - $10.00

Film

Awesomely Fab Movie Night at TCPL: Wild Nights With Emily |

June 16th Openings.. Contact Cinemapolis for additional lms and showtimes. Close to Vermeer |Vermeer’s small oeuvre is almost everything he left behind. The lm follows Gregor Weber, a globally renowned Vermeer expert and curator at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. In the year before he retires, he works on his big dream: the largest Vermeer exhibition ever. | 89 mins PG

Lynch/Oz |Victor Fleming’s lm The Wizard of Oz (1939) is one of David Lynch’s most enduring obsessions. This documentary goes over the rainbow to explore this Technicolor through-line in Lynch’s work.| 108 mins NR

FingerLakes Drive-In

1064 Clark Street Road, Auburn Gate opens one hour before the movies begin. Schedule for Friday, 6/16 through Sunday, 6/18.

Elemental (9PM); Guardians of the Galaxy (10:40PM)

Elemental |Follows Ember and Wade, in a city where re-, water-, land- and air-residents live together. | 103 mins PG

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 | Still reeling from the loss of Gamora, Peter Quill rallies his team to defend the universe and one of their own - a mission that could mean the end of the Guardians if not successful. | 150 mins, PG-13

Special Events

Easy As Riding A Bike | 6 p.m., 6/14 Wednesday | Cass Park Pavilion, 701 Taughannock Blvd | Free bike expo, come out and try mountain bikes, gravel bikes, city bikes, e-bikes and more. Get connected with biking opportunities in our area. | Free Twilight 5K | 7 p.m., 6/14 Wednesday | Allan H. Treman State Marine Park, 805 Taughannock Blvd | Join the Finger Lakes Runners Club at the Twilight

WHAT THE CONSTITUTION MEANS TO ME

THURSDAY, JUNE 15TH AT 7:30PM (ALSO 6/16-18 AND 20-24 AT 7:30 P.M.;2:30 MATINEES 6/17, 18, AND 24TH)

Hangar Theatre, 801 Taughannock Blvd., Ithaca | The show our very own theater critic Barbara Adams raved about is moving to the Hangar for its second run. See the Tony Award-nominated autobiographical, hilarious, witty and thought-provoking story of Heidi Schreck’s journey from sharp teenage debater to introspective and seasoned mid-40s adult. (Photo: Provided)

5K evening race on the scenic Cayuga Inlet on June 14, 2023—whether you run or walk, you’ll enjoy at, smooth paths as you catch a breeze o the lake and look for ospreys overhead. | $25.00

Cortland Jam Fest | 6 p.m., 6/15 Thursday | Center for the Arts of Homer, 72 S Main St | Jamfest is a music festival featuring modern and popular music that happens on three separate stages and is an opportunity for students at Cortland Junior and High School to show o their musical talents!

ITHACA PRIDE: Block Party | 12 p.m., 6/17 Saturday | Press Bay Alley | A full day of pride activities in the Press Bay area. This event is a part of Ithaca Pride Week. For more information visit the Downtown Ithaca Alliance website . | Free New York State Cannabis Festival | 12:30 p.m., 6/17 Saturday | Broome County Fairgrounds | The O cial Cannabis Festival of New York State is nally here…. in Broome County!

Father’s Day Car Show | 11 a.m., 6/18 Sunday | Thrive, 318 Johnson Rd, Freeville | Rev up your engines and join us for the 2023 Father’s Day Car Show on Father’s Day weekend, Sunday, June 18! Enjoy classic cars, a nacho bar, prizes and more. This annual event is free, a lot of fun, and one for the whole family! | Free

Juneteenth Jubilee | 7 p.m., 6/19 Monday | The Downstairs, 121 West M.L.K. Jr. St. |Join us for a night of Black and Brown expression, connection, and humanity.

Books

LGBTQ+ Fiction Writing Workshop | 5:30 p.m., 6/14 Wednesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | This practical workshop will help you develop a work-inprogress or begin a new project in a safe, encouraging environment.

Watershed - Carolyn Clark | 4:30 p.m., 6/16 Friday | Bu alo Street

Books, 215 North Cayuga Street | About the Book Carolyn Clark gets better with each book, each poem. | $20.00

ITHACA PRIDE: YA Book Club at BSB | 4 p.m., 6/17 Saturday | Bu alo Street

Books, 215 North Cayuga Street | We will be discussing the YA graphic novel Mooncakes by Suzanne Walker and Wendy Xu. Pick up a free copy of the book at either the Teen Center Reference Desk at TCPL or at Bu alo Street

Books. | Free

Comic Book Club Meeting: “Spotlight on MAD magazine!” | 7 p.m., 6/20 Tuesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Long before there were parody videos

on YouTube, the writers and artists at MAD magazine concocted send-up after send-up of pop culture, high culture, and modern life in general. This week the CBC will survey this vast panorama of sight gags and snappy dialog. | Free

Kids

Spanish Storytime | 4 p.m., 6/14 Wednesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome to join us for Spanish storytime - songs, rhymes, stories, and crafts - completely in Spanish!

Family Concert & Storytime | 4 p.m., 6/15 Thursday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | This program will feature Kathy Stinson’s The Dance of the Violin, a charming tale about a young Joshua Bell and his experience with a competition and what he learns from it. | Free

Somewhere WAY Over the Rainbow | 10 a.m., 6/16 Friday | Sciencenter, 601 1st Street | An extraordinary multi-sensory art installation created by Ivy Stevens-Gupta.

Journey of Water - River to Faucet | 10 a.m., 6/17 Saturday | City of Ithaca Drinking Water Treatment Plant, 202 Water St | Take a tour of the City

ITHACA PRIDE PARADE & BLOCK PARTY

FRIDAY, JUNE 16TH AND

SATURDAY, JUNE 17TH

of Ithaca Drinking Water Plant to learn where drinking water in the city of Ithaca comes from and how plant operators make sure it’s safe to drink. Register at communityscience. org/4h2o/ | Free Things on Wheels Truck Show | 10 a.m., 6/17 Saturday | Ithaca Community Childcare Center, 579 Warren Rd | Come explore community vehicles of all kinds at IC3’s Things on Wheels Truck Show. | Free Trains, Trucks, and Tractors - Oh My! | 10 a.m., 6/17 Saturday | Central New York Living History Center, 4386 US Route 11 | Event for the whole family. Tour our extensive collection of model trains and railroad memorabilia. | $0.00 - $10.00

Summer Family Storytime | 11 a.m., 6/17 Saturday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Children of all ages and their caregivers are invited to celebrate reading and build their early literacy skills every week at Family Storytime! Playtime with the Finger Lakes Toy Library | 11:30 a.m., 6/17 Saturday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street | Families with young children are invited to come play with an assortment of toys appropriate for infants and toddlers.

ITHACA PRIDE: Drag Story Hour at BSB | 11 a.m., 6/18 Sunday | Bu alo

Street Books, 215 North Cayuga Street

| Join our very own queens, Coraline Chardonnay & Tilia Cordata, for a dazzling and delightful Drag Story Hour as a part of Ithaca Pride! You and your little ones are guaranteed to have a fun time. | Free

LEGO Build Night for Families | 5 p.m., 6/20 Tuesday | Tompkins County Public Library, 101 East Green Street

| TCPL is inviting families to a weekly LEGO build night! Buckets of LEGO will be provided for participants to borrow for their builds.

Notices

T-burg Farmer’s Market: 6/14: Richie & Rosie; 6/21: Tim Ball & Friends | 4 p.m., 6/14 Wednesday | Trumansburg Farmer’s Market, 69 W. Main St | Live music each Wednesday thru October.

Empire State Senior Games | 6/14

Wednesday | Various locations in Cortland. Check website for details. |The Empire State Senior Games is an organized sports competition and leisure program for those age 50 and older.

2023 “OP” Sale | 8 a.m., 6/15

Thursday | Southworth Homestead, 14 North St. |

Bridge Club of Ithaca | 10 a.m., 6/15

Thursday | Bridge Club of Ithaca, 16 Cinema Drive | Bridge Club of Ithaca

o ers casual play with instruction for players at all levels Fridays 9:30-12pm at the Club, 16 Cinema Drive ($5 fee) |

$5.00 - $7.00

Candor Community Farmers Market | 3:30 p.m., 6/15 Thursday |

Candor Town Hall Pavilion, 101 Owego Road | This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Candor Farmers Market, which gives local vendors and farmers a place to come together, and for the community an opportunity to interact with growers and craftsmen at a onestop social shopping experience. | Free Montour Falls Farmers Market | 4 p.m., 6/15 Thursday | Fireman’s Field, 301 Clawson Blvd | June 15 - October 12 • Thursdays, 4-7pm. 301 Clawson Blvd, Montour Falls, NY 14865. Local Produce, cheese, owers, food, live music, community resources & more!

New eld Recreation Cheer Team Quarter Auction Fundraiser | 6 p.m., 6/15 Thursday | New eld Fire Hall, 77 Main Street | Support New-

eld Rec. Cheer Team at Quarter Auction Fundraiser Thurs, 6/15 6-9 pm, New eld Fire Hall, 77 Main St. Give a team an opportunity to compete, develop stronger skills & con dence!

Sponsored by Women Entrepreneurs of New eld. | Free

Mindful Botany Walk | 12 p.m., 6/16 Friday | Cornell Botanic Gardens, 124 Comstock Knoll | Join Cornell Botanic Gardens sta to observe the beauty and drama of nature unfolding on monthly nature walks. Walks will be held rain or shine on the third Friday of each month, beginning May 19th and ending October 20th. | Free Old-Time Square Dance and Chicken Barbecue Night | 4 p.m., 6/16 Friday | En eld Valley Grange, 178 En eld Main Road | Dancing begins at 6:30. Live music from The June Bugs: Joe Damiano, Valerie Graves, Jerone Gagliano, & Cap Cooke. Nancy Spero calling squares. 5-15 dollars suggested donation for dance. Beginners welcome, no partner needed. | $5.00 - $15.00

Ithaca Young Professionals - Friday Night Social | 7 p.m., 6/16 Friday | Liquid State Brewing Company, 620 W Green St | Come socialize with other young professionals in the Ithaca area & make new friends! | Free Botanic Gardens Highlights Tour | 11 a.m., 6/17 Saturday | Cornell Botanic Gardens, 124 Comstock Knoll | Take a relaxing stroll with a Garden Guide through the gardens around the Nevin Welcome Center and discover the beauty and diversity of our cultivated plant collections. Tours are o ered every Saturday and Sunday at 11 a.m., June 17 through October 1. | Free Pasta Dinner | 4:30 p.m., 6/17 Saturday | New eld United Methodist Church, 227 Main Street | Pasta Dinner at N.U.M.C.Sat, 6/17 4:30-6:30 bene ts Girl Scout Gold Award for Isabella Robbins. $10 Meal: Rigatoni w/meat or marinara, salad & sides, eat-in or take-out. Pre-sale tickets: 607-5926085. | Free Ithaca Chess Club | 12 p.m., 6/18 Sunday | DeWitt Mall, 215 N. Cayuga St | Tshops, o ce area). The club is free and open to everyone, all ages and all skill levels. Play other chess lovers Participatory Contra Square Circle Dancing on the Commons | 6:30 p.m., 6/20 Tuesday | Trolley Circle

PIEDMONT BLŪZ ACOUSTIC DUO

SATURDAY, JUNE 17TH AT 7:30PM

Trumansburg Conservatory of Fine Arts, Trumansburg| Valerie and Benedict Turner, are ambassadors of Country Blues music and the Piedmont style of ngerpicking. Their mission is to help bring awareness to this unique aspect of African-American culture, and to the contributions of early blues artists. (Photo: Provided)

Press Bay Alley (events begin here)| Friday formally begins Ithaca Pride with a 6pm parade from Press Bay to Bank Alley and opening remarks followed by a dance party at the Bernie Milton Pavilion until 9pm! Saturday continues the festivities with Pride Block Party from 12pm-6pm on Press Bay and West State St.. (Photo: Provided)

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ATTENTION NEWFIELD AND SURROUNDING AREAS. ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 25, 2020. Two swords were sold at an estate sale out of NEWFIELD.

The swords were stolen from me by a family living in NEWFIELD who rented my lake house during the summer of 2005 or there abouts.

The swords were listed in an estate sale and were pictured side by side. One was curved and from the Cival War Era and the other a straight sword from India.

I am not accusing the family that had the sale or the auction company that listed the swords in any way connected to the theft.

However, I am seeking the name of the family who had the sale and the auction company who sold them. I did at the time of listing contact the auction company and they told me to come meet them September y25, 2020. Unfortunately this was a date reserved for a memorial for my son to spread his ashes. He died January 6, 2014 from a heroin overdose.

I am offering $200 for the identity of both the name attached the the estate sale and the name of the auction company.

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