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Legislature approves $50,000 for tenant legal help after resident found dead at Asteri building
Summary
After lawmakers were informed that a Tompkins County resident connected to the Asteri building was found dead, the Legislature authorized $50,000 in contingent funds to support legal assistance for eligible tenants and asked for a 90‑day implementation report.
The Tompkins County Legislature on March 19 approved a $50,000 allocation from contingent funds to provide legal assistance to eligible residents affected by the crisis at the Asteri building.
The action followed a report by the presiding chair that a resident connected to Asteri had been found deceased in his unit; the chair told the Legislature the resident had experienced homelessness previously and that county staff and community nonprofits had worked to place and assist him. Several public commenters, including Zach Quinn, tied that individual’s case to broader problems at Asteri and to an ongoing rescission of a pilot agreement between the IDA and the building operator.
Travis Brooks (chair of the…
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