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Council approves transfer of 205 West State Street to IURA for INHS housing-and-childcare project

2091814 · January 8, 2025
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Summary

The Ithaca Common Council declared lead agency, found no significant environmental impact, and voted to transfer 205 West State Street to the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency for a proposed Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services (INHS) project that would replace a parking lot and vacant building with a mixed project including senior housing and daycare.

The Ithaca Common Council voted to transfer 205 West State Street to the Ithaca Urban Renewal Agency (IURA) to allow Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services (INHS) to develop a mixed housing and childcare project.

What the council approved: The council first declared itself lead agency for state environmental review for the proposed transfer and project, then voted that the transfer was not an action of environmental significance under the State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQRA), and finally approved the transfer of the property to IURA. Council members voted on the transfer item; the motion to approve the property transfer carried unanimously.

Project details provided to the council: Nels…

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