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Votes at a glance: Tompkins County Legislature approves IDA expansion request, selects housing project for state grant and backs packaging‑reduction bill
Summary
At its Feb. 18 meeting the Tompkins County Legislature unanimously urged state home‑rule to expand the county IDA from seven to nine seats, approved a housing project as the county’s applicant for a state infrastructure grant, and voted 10–3 to back a state packaging‑reduction and recycling infrastructure bill; several routine resolutions and appointments passed on the consent agenda.
Tompkins County legislators used a mix of roll‑call votes and voice votes on Feb. 18 to advance a set of resolutions covering economic development, housing, and environmental policy.
Resolution n (doc ID 13085) urged the New York State Legislature to draft home‑rule legislation expanding the Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency from seven to nine members to increase representation for school districts and rural communities. Supporters said the change would allow more varied local perspectives on IDA decisions; the resolution passed unanimously.
Housing & Economic Development reported that the county selected a shovel‑ready project known in committee as the Woods (part of the South Works effort) as its…
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