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Downtown Alliance Supports Hotel |
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by Staff
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Friday, 21 March 2008 |
 The Downtown Ithaca Alliance Board of Directors voted yesterday to issue a statement of support for the proposed Rimland Hotel Project as a vehicle for economic betterment in downtown. The statement from the board also urges the Common Council to approve the current purchase and sale agreement of surplus property to facilitate the project.
The D.I.A. board believes this is a key project for downtown revitalization, which represents a fair market disposition of a parcel of land which would otherwise contribute no economic value to the city of Ithaca, will not seek any local subsidies or support and will deliver significant tax revenues to the city, Tompkins County and Ithaca City School District starting on day one, and is a ground-breaking, pioneering step in providing housekeeping hotel workers with higher wages.
The Downtown Ithaca Alliance Board of Directors applauds and supports this precedent-setting project
The statement of support was passed unanimously, with abstentions by Mayor Carolyn Peterson and 2nd ward Alderman Eric Rosario.
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