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Events
Current Events
There have been no new events through the Vital Communities Initiative
since the spring of 2002.
Click here for a summary of the goals and
work activities scheduled for 2003.
Past Events
(2000 - 2002)
April 2002 - the Planning Committee of the Board of Representatives hosted a public meeting to get comments on the draft Vital Communities Development and Preservation Principles.
September 2001 to March 2002
- the Planning Department made many presentations on the draft Vital Communities
Development and Preservation Principles. The following is a list of the
locations and dates of the presentations, as well as locations of the
traveling display created for the Vital Communities Initiative.
Presentations
|
Tompkins County Board of Representatives |
September 4, 2001 |
| Town of Caroline Board | September 13, 2001 |
| Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council Planning Com. | September 18, 2001 |
| Tompkins County Planning Advisory Board | September 24, 2001 |
| Town of Ithaca Planning Board | October 2, 2001 |
| Ithaca Board of Realtors | October 3, 2001 |
| Village of Trumansburg Board | October 9, 2001 |
| Town of Ulysses Board | October 9, 2001 |
| Tompkins County Environmental Management Council | October 10, 2001 |
| Town of Newfield Board | October 11, 2001 |
| Village of Cayuga Heights Board | October 15, 2001 |
| Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council Policy Com. | October 16, 2001 |
| Town of Lansing Board | October 17, 2001 |
| Newfield's Preferred Future Committee | October 29, 2001 |
| Village of Lansing Board | October 30, 2001 |
| City of Ithaca Planning Department | October 31, 2001 |
| Town of Groton Board | November 5, 2001 |
| Village of Freeville Board | November 6, 2001 |
| Town of Ithaca Board | November 8, 2001 |
| Workforce Development Board's Workforce Services Com. | November 14, 2001 |
| Town of Dryden Board | November 14, 2001 |
| Citizen's Planning Alliance | November 15, 2001 |
| Village of Groton Board | November 19, 2001 |
| Town of Lansing Town Center Committee | November 27, 2001 |
| Latino Civic Association | December 4, 2001 |
| Finger Lakes Land Trust's Land Committee | December 10, 2001 |
| Planning and Development Com. of City Common Council | January 16, 2002 |
| Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce | January 23, 2002 |
| Agriculture and Farmland Protection Board | January 23, 2002 |
| League of Women Voters | January 26, 2002 |
| Brooktondale Community Association | January 26, 2002 |
| Varna Community Association | January 29, 2002 |
| Rotary Club's Sunrise Chapter | February 7, 2002 |
| Kendal at Ithaca | February 19, 2002 |
| Jacksonville Community Association | February 20, 2002 |
| Ithaca Downtown Partnership | February 25, 2002 |
| Groton Business Association | February 27, 2002 |
| Tompkins County Water Resources Council | March 18, 2002 |
Display Locations
| Freeville Harvest Festival | September 8, 2001 |
| Ellis Hollow Fair | September 8, 2001 |
| Ithaca Farmer's Market | September 9, 2001 |
| Newfield Old Home Days | September 22, 2001 |
| Tompkins County Trust Company | Sept. 24 - Oct. 5, 2001 |
| Tompkins County Public Library | Sept. 24 - 29, 2001 |
| Enfield Harvest Festival | October 13, 2001 |
| Ulysses Public Library | Oct. 15 - 22, 2001 |
| Brooktondale Apple Festival | October 20, 2001 |
| Groton Public Library | Oct. 29 - Nov. 9, 2001 |
| Caroline Town Hall Meeting Room | Nov. 5 - 19, 2001 |
| Tompkins County Public Library | Nov. 19 - 30, 2001 |
| Newfield Public Library | Dec. 3 - 17, 2001 |
| Tompkins County Trust Company | Jan. 7 - 18, 2002 |
| Southworth Public Library (Dryden) | Jan. 7 - 18, 2002 |
| Groton Public Library | Feb. 11 - 22, 2002 |
| Ulysses Public Library | Feb. 25 - March 11, 2002 |
| Tompkins County Public Library | March 11 - 23 |
| Newfield Public Library | March 25 - April 1, 2002 |
Spring 2001 - a public meeting was held to present the results of the Vital Communities Initiative Workshops and the general principles used by workshop participants to draw future land use maps. At this meeting, Mayor William Johnson, Jr. of Rochester, NY presented information and lessons learned from Monroe County's neighborhood and regional planning efforts.
January 2001 - the second of
two Vital Communities
Initiative Workshops was hosted by the Planning Department. The purpose
of the workshops was to ask interest groups to develop map-based visions
of future development in Tompkins County for the year 2050. Participants
at this workshop represented: youth, education, local elected officials,
human resources, county elected officials, and representatives from the
transportation and infrastructure sectors.
October 2000 - the County held
its first Vital Communities Initiative Workshop. Participants included
people interested in the environment, agriculture, economic development,
land development, neighborhood quality, and local planning.