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Developers offer Herald Square on the Commons as lower-cost alternative to proposed county Center of Government
Summary
Developers and local advocates on Sept. 16 urged the Tompkins County Legislature to examine Herald Square on the Ithaca Commons as an alternative location for county offices planned for a new Center of Government.
Developers and local advocates on Sept. 16 urged the Tompkins County Legislature to examine Herald Square on the Ithaca Commons as an alternative location for county offices planned for a new Center of Government.
Why it matters: The county has budgeted for a multi-year project to consolidate offices; members of the public said Herald Square, which has roughly 57,000–58,000 square feet of office space, could be occupied in about a year and for materially less cost than the county’s current estimate for new construction.
Martha Robertson, former chair of the Tompkins County Legislature and a longtime local…
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