Finger Lakes summer weekend cycling weather review #11 (early edition): Pretty good! A bit humid and then caught some rain about 3/4 of the way into the ride, but it was warm enough not to be a bother. Expect plenty of rain Saturday and Sunday. 7/10
#Ithaca #Cycling

The #Ithaca public is not happy with #Cornell. People are mobilizing to try to force this stingy Ivy to pay.

However, read the last line of this article. Everyone knows these negotiations are happening, but neither the City of Ithaca nor Cornell will address them, despite that they will deeply affect our taxes, our schools, and our public services for... THE NEXT 30 YEARS

Sound like democracy to you? It sure doesn't to me.

https://www.ithaca.com/news/ithaca/two-groups-pushing-cornell-to-contribute-more-to-the-community/article_db0d9486-4c1a-11ee-9045-9fda7d502a3b.html

#Cornell owns 45% of proportion of the taxable property value in #Ithaca but is stingy as hell and does not care about the community, refuses to increase its contribution to a reasonable level.

This deal would result in an estimated to be $83 million payment over three decades. Cornell is currently spending $110 on a single building.

This #IvyLeague university is actively working to starve the city it resides in.

Utterly disgusting behavior from Cornell.

https://ithacavoice.org/2023/09/cornell-city-negotiations-stall-over-contribution-disagreement/

Finger Lakes summer weekend cycling weather review #10: Amazing! Cloudless skies, morning temperature was comfortable. Another perfect ride. 10/10
#Ithaca #Cycling #MetricCentury

During public comment in a recent city hall meeting, residents noted that residents face high property taxes while public services remain underfunded.

Students and faculty benefit from mental health services, the fire department, but are effectively subsidized by locals.

The #Ithaca & Tompkins County is facing financial difficulties, facing service cuts and difficulty hiring and retaining drivers, for which #Cornell has refused to increase funding.

https://ithacavoice.org/2022/12/cornell-declines-increased-funding-request-from-tcat-citing-lack-of-specific-justification/

Cornell is currently negotiating a secret deal with the City of #Ithaca, regarding its payment in lieu of taxes.

Despite being obscenely wealthy, it is technically a nonprofit and does not have to pay taxes.

Cornell's propaganda wing, the Chronicle, has just run this piece, as a way to purchase some PR and frame itself as a benevolent overlord.

$150K is small considering that #Cornell pay only $1.4m to the city each year, but if it were taxable, it'd pay over $35m

https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2023/08/cornell-increases-its-ithaca-city-school-district-funding-30

08/31/2023
59 active cases
11 new positive tests

20 new test results
27,401 total positive tests

1 currently hospitalized
107 deceased

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08/30/2023
58 active cases
10 new positive tests

21 new test results
27,390 total positive tests

2 currently hospitalized
107 deceased

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08/29/2023
56 active cases
2 new positive tests

9 new test results
27,380 total positive tests

2 currently hospitalized
107 deceased

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08/28/2023
55 active cases
3 new positive tests

8 new test results
27,378 total positive tests

3 currently hospitalized
106 deceased

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08/27/2023
52 active cases
12 new positive tests

19 new test results
27,375 total positive tests

3 currently hospitalized
106 deceased

#ithaca

Finger Lakes summer weekend cycling weather review #9: Brilliant! Overcast to start and a bit breezy on top of the hill. 8.5/10
#Ithaca #Cycling

08/26/2023
44 active cases
11 new positive tests

32 new test results
27,363 total positive tests

3 currently hospitalized
106 deceased

#ithaca

08/25/2023
35 active cases
10 new positive tests

22 new test results
27,352 total positive tests

3 currently hospitalized
106 deceased

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08/24/2023
32 active cases
10 new positive tests

24 new test results
27,342 total positive tests

2 currently hospitalized
106 deceased

#ithaca

08/23/2023
24 active cases
8 new positive tests

22 new test results
27,332 total positive tests

3 currently hospitalized
106 deceased

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08/22/2023
21 active cases
1 new positive tests

12 new test results
27,324 total positive tests

3 currently hospitalized
106 deceased

#ithaca

08/21/2023
24 active cases
0 new positive tests

5 new test results
27,323 total positive tests

3 currently hospitalized
106 deceased

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08/20/2023
28 active cases
4 new positive tests

13 new test results
27,323 total positive tests

3 currently hospitalized
106 deceased

#ithaca

08/19/2023
26 active cases
2 new positive tests

12 new test results
27,319 total positive tests

3 currently hospitalized
106 deceased

#ithaca