Hotel Tax Giveaway Delayed by County IDA; Sufficient Concern on Issues of Living Wage/Local Labor/Health and Safety Sited as Concerns
Whether or not to approve tax abatements of $1.0445 million ($929,500 sales; $115,000 mortgage) for a deluxe new hotel in Ithaca, Hotel Ithaca, was delayed Friday, September 4th, as 15 members of the Workers’ Center were able to raise sufficient concern at the Tompkins County Industrial Development Agency (IDA) about a number of issues surrounding […]