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Downtown businesses and residents press Ithaca to improve Green Street garage safety and accessibility
Summary
Cinepolis and other downtown stakeholders urged the council Aug. 6 to address cleanliness, security and handicap parking shortages at Green Street garage and asked for urgent oversight of the Asteri building after a June fire.
Business leaders and residents told the Common Council on Aug. 6 that the Green Street parking garage must be improved to make downtown Ithaca safer and accessible for older adults and people with disabilities.
"We need the garage to be clean and welcoming for everyone," said Kate Donahue, executive director of Cinepolis, the downtown nonprofit movie theater. Donahue asked the council to prioritize cleaning, security and supervision of the facility after an assault reported there and said staff and patrons regularly…
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