ithaca common council

Cornell University student Patrick Kuehl ran a surprise campaign in the city’s 4th Ward and has secured 49 votes in the low-turnout district.

Under the agreement, Cornell will contribute $4 million a year to the city for the next 15 years. The deal has received criticism and protests from advocates and some council members who say the university should be paying more.

A proposed funding agreement with Cornell University will be taken up again for consideration at a special council meeting scheduled for Oct. 11.

Protestors, organized by the Democratic Socialists of America, took to Ho Plaza on Cornell University’s campus to protest the proposed funding agreement with the city.

Members of the Planning and Economic Development Committee want to revise a working group’s proposal, creating a single “green zone” area where the city allows encampments.

The salary figure for common council members was arrived at by factoring about 18 hours of work per week at the projected living wage of $18.26 an hour.

Brock announced Tuesday she will continue her bid for reelection on an independent line.

Under the new structure, an unelected city manager would take over many of the responsibilities currently carried out by the mayor.

Mandatory hand recounts resulted in unchanged results for three narrow Ithaca primaries.

Two of the three Solidarity Slate candidates trailed in Tuesday’s primary.