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Tompkins Weekly BUSINESS OWNER Speak with your Independent Agent to see how much you can save with the Finger Lakes Blue Chip Business Owner Policy. Customize your policy to meet budget and business needs. February 29, 2016 See your local Finger Lakes Fire & Casualty Agent: Bailey Place Insurance / BaileyPlace.com Robert Dempsey Insurance / RCDempsey.com Maguire FamilyT InsuranceOMP / MaguireCars.com KINS WEEKLY Tompkins Insurance Agency / TompkinsIns.comKeeping You Connected True Insurance / TrueInsurance.com The WoodLocally Office Owned / TheWoodOffice.com & Operated TompkinsWeekly.com Vol. 11, No. 1 Grant funds boost agri-business By Eric Banford Recipients of funding under New York State’s Upstate Revitalization Initiative (URI) were announced at FINGER LAKES the end of 2015, and the Southern Tier FIRE & CASUALTY COMPANY Region came up big winners. Some ― INSURERS SINCE 1876 ― $500 million is coming to Tompkins FLFCC.com and seven adjacent counties over the next five years; the Finger Lakes and Central New York regions also re- ceived $500 million. “In the first year, $30 million has ALSO IN THIS ISSUE already been allocated to specific projects on a region-wide basis,” says Michael Stamm, President of Tomp- kins County Area Development (TCAD) and a member of the South- ern Tier Regional Council (STRC) and its Executive Committee. “I think Tompkins County faired pretty well,” adds Heather McDaniel, Vice Presi- Banford photo by Eric dent of TCAD and Director of Eco- Ithaca Beer will receive funding to help with their space expansion and the addi- nomic Development Services. tion of a bottling line. “Over the past few years we’ve seen a pretty serious uptick in spe- things that encourage entrepreneurs expected to create five new jobs. Hop- cialty food manufacturers,” Stamm to start businesses here.” shire will receive $50,000 for their says. “Cornell University is an emi- The beer brewing industry is al- expansion project, which will make Cornell conversation focuses nent player in research and develop- ready booming in the Finger Lakes, room for more brewing tanks and will ment related to agriculture and food with more than 75 breweries located double production. The whole project on climate change page 2 system products, so I think we’re well along the Finger Lakes Beer Trail. will cost around $300,000 and create positioned to work with entrepre- Two of those breweries will be able to two new jobs. neurs that are starting companies boost production and add jobs with TCAD has been involved for many or companies that have expansion the grant funding they will receive. years with many of the companies potential to take advantage of this “Of the projects rewarded, Hop- receiving funding. Stamm notes funding.” shire Farm and Brewery is going to that, “Ithaca Beer is a good example For our region to compete to get do a small additional building so they of a company receiving URI funding URI funding, a strategic plan was re- can do more events and free up their that we have assisted since they were quired, which was a big part of being brew house to brew more beer,” Mc- founded in 1998 with low interest chosen for $500 million to be spent Daniel says. “Ithaca Beer also received loans and local incentives. So many of over the next five years, says Stamm. money, and they are in the middle of these projects that might be competi- “Our plan identified four focus ar- a 23,000-square-foot expansion and tive for URI funding we’ll be working eas: agriculture and agri-business, the addition of a canning line.” with. URI funding might solve their advanced manufacturing, the Bing- Ithaca Beer will receive $175,000 needs, or a combination of URI and hamton entrepreneurial system and for the canning line that will ulti- other incentive that we might de- economy, and then a catch-all for mately cost around $1 million and is Continued on page 13 Comprehensive plan aimed at drug abuse page 5 Groton voters reject school Legislature supports early voting By Nick Babel of being “too busy”. I made this case Tompkins County has 50,000 regis- propositions page 9 to the county legislature, so I assume tered voters. I might have the specific The Tompkins County Legisla- they agreed with my reasoning.” numbers wrong but we would have ture, responding to provisions in Gov. The measure was approved by the to have only one place open to early Andrew Cuomo’s state budget, has legislature on Feb. 16 by a vote of 9-3 vote. I didn’t see this as improving the approved a resolution supporting (Dave McKenna, Glenn Morey and voting cycle.” early voting in New York State. Dooley Kiefer voting no; Mike Sigler Morey suggests a less costly al- The member-filed resolution ad- and Leslyn McBean-Clairborne ex- ternative for the county.“We should vanced by Dan Klein notes that early cused). The consensus among legisla- change the regulation for absentee voting makes it easier for residents to tors who support this action is that ballots. This would allow you to be cast ballots, and that 37 states have voting is an inclusive process. able to vote early and up to elections already adopted the practice. The “I’ve long been bothered that we day. Very cost-effective,” he says. measure, however, notes that having don’t make voting easier in New York Early voting will cost Tomp- counties provide early voting sites for State. The majority, 37 other states, kins County an estimated $16,000 up to 12 days prior to all special, pri- have some form of early voting. So to $32,000 a year. This is based on mary and general elections, as con- when the governor proposed a work- spending some $8,000 per election. Reed holds town hall meeting tained in the proposed budget, may able plan this year, I felt it was impor- There are two to four elections each cost local governments statewide tant to support it,” legislator Martha year to which this would apply, plus in Newfield page 10 $3 million to $4 million. It requires Robertson says. “Elections are crucial an unknown number of special elec- that the state reimburse counties for and we’d be better off if turnout were tions in any year. The law would ap- the added cost of this new mandate, higher. I hope this is just the first re- ply to all general, primary, and spe- should early voting, as proposed, be form that makes voting easier for ev- cial elections. It does not apply to enacted. eryone.” village elections and schooldDistrict “I support early voting simply Some lawmakers contend that elections. Special Elections are those because it makes it easier and more the early voting process is not cost ef- held to fill a seat vacated before the convenient to vote. Personally, I am fect for Tompkins County. “Early vot- term is completed. So some years a vote-aholic. I would vote for dog ing is too expensive. There would only there are no special elections. Last catcher if we were able to,” Klein says. be one place opened to early vote, year there were at least three. There “But for many people voting is not and that most likely would be at the is no way to know ahead of time how a priority. The U.S. Census recently Board of Elections, which is only con- many special elections there will be, asked non-voters why they don’t vote. venient for Ithaca residents,” Morey so there is no way to estimate that Chain Works redevelopment “Too busy” was the most common an- says. “Regulations require one voting cost, officials say. project takes shape page 11 swer. Early voting reduces the impact place for every 100,000 voters, and Continued on page 13 Experience a hydrotherapy spa AGWAY TRUE VALUE HOME CENTER 20% off Saratoga Hot Tubs See Page 5 For Details Cornell hosts conversation on climate change By Sue Smith-Heavenrich billion tons of carbon into the atmo- sphere, said DeGaetano. Deforesta- This spring, members of the com- tion and aerial contrails make mini- munity are invited to join Cornell mal contributions. students and faculty in a series of If you push a system too far in one seminars focusing on climate change. direction, something happens. You On Feb. 22, Art DeGaetano addressed get feedback, DeGaetano explained. the science and impacts of a changing For example, warming air melts ice climate. About 200 people filled the and snow. That exposes more soil, lecture hall, with an additional 50 or providing more surface available to so participating via WebEx. absorb, and radiate, the sun’s energy. DeGaetano, a Professor in the De- Caught in the atmosphere, that heat partment of Earth and Atmospheric contributes to increased warming, Sciences at Cornell, is also the direc- which melts more ice, which exposes tor of the Northeast Regional Cli- more surface. “This is the reason po- mate Center (NRCC) and serves as an lar regions are warming so much,” editor for the American Meteorologi- said DeGaetano. cal Society Journal of Applied Meteo- Looking at data collected since rology and Climatology. His lecture 1980, it’s clear that the average global focused on the physical science of temperature has increased. “Twen- climate and climate change impacts. ty-fourteen broke records,” said De- “When we talk about climate, we Gaetano. “So did 2015.” As for the fu- have to think about it as a system,” ture, if governments and corporations DeGaetano said. The earth, oceans, continue business as usual, the green- Photo by Sue Heavenrich by Sue Photo and atmosphere work together.
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