Hello Friends and Neighbors, Some of you may be familiar with the Green Street Project. Briefly, the city of Ithaca plans to sell the Green Street Parking garage to a private developer. Only one proposal was submitted. And the proposal on the table only extends the reach of a current monopolizer of downtown real estate with no discernible public benefit.
Link to our petition below: https://www.change.org/p/save-the-commons-stop-privatizing-p ublic-land?recruiter=861408046&utm_source=share_petition& utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=triggered If you feel passionately about the preservation of Common land for Common good, I also invite you to join me in Ithaca's Common Council Chambers (third floor of city hall) on *Thursday, April 26 at 8:30a* for the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency's (IURA) monthly meeting. There will be an opportunity for public comment for those who would like to speak. Additionally, you are welcome to voice your concerns at Common Council on *Wednesday, May 2 at 6p* . If you are unable to attend these meetings and are so moved, please email Nels Bohn, Director of IURA, <[email protected]> and let him know one proposal absent affordability is unsustainable and untenable. If you are feeling particularly vigorous, contact all of Common Council < [email protected]> and let them know the city needs a lot more than an increased tax base and a convention center if it wants to be sustainable for future generations. Here's a second link to the petition: https://www.change.org/p/save-the-commons-stop-privatizing- public-land?recruiter=861408046&utm_source=share_ petition&utm_medium=copylink&utm_campaign=share_petition&utm_term=triggered Please share this link and this email with anyone and everyone who cares deeply about inclusive, sustainable development. Thank you for your time and concern. With Heart, Amanda Kirchgessner 607-339-6075 -- Elan Shapiro Frog's Way B&B www.frogsway-bnb.com 607-592-8402 [email protected] Building Bridges Coalition Showing Up for Racial justice 211 Rachel Carson Way Ithaca, NY 14850 Things are not getting worse, they are getting uncovered. We must each hold each other tight and continue to pull back the veil. adrienne maree brown For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ If you have questions about this list please contact the list manager, Tom Shelley, at [email protected].
