Ithaca: local government and reports
The Gratiot County Courthouse, the Board of Commissioners' meeting room, the Road Commission office and the Ithaca City Council are in Ithaca.
Public bodies
- Gratiot County Board of CommissionersThe Board of Commissioners is the county's governing body. It meets at the Gratiot County Courthouse in Ithaca, adopts the county budget and the county tax levy, approves contracts and bids, and hears...
- Ithaca City CouncilThe Ithaca City Council meets in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 129 W. Emerson St. The city posts agendas, packets and minutes on its council page.
- Gratiot County Road CommissionThe Road Commission is a county agency; its office is at 200 Commerce Dr., Ithaca, and it lists its board meetings on a public calendar that we read every day. The M-46 resurfacing we reported on is a...
- Gratiot County Animal ControlAnimal Control is a county department. The county has long run the animal shelter; until a June 16, 2026 vote the city of Ithaca owned the land and building, and the county then bought them for $138,7...
Our reports tagged Ithaca
- Early Voting Is Open in Ithaca Through Nov. 1: Hours, Location and What to BringEvery registered voter in Gratiot County can vote early at the Commission on Aging in Ithaca, whatever city or township they live in. Weekday and weekend hours differ.
- Ithaca’s Union Street Low Bid Came In 24% Under the Engineer’s EstimateSix contractors bid on the street reconstruction. The low bid was $3,596,606 against an estimate of $4,727,895, and the recommended award depends on two conditions.
- County to Lend $203,683 to the Drain No. 050 District at 4.25% Over 15 YearsThe Oct. 6 agenda carries a loan agreement between the county and a drainage district. Its exhibit leaves three funding lines blank, and its payment estimate differs from a standard loan calculation.
- County Paid $28,000 for an Internal-Controls Audit. The Written Report Is Not in Any Board Packet.Commissioners hired an accounting firm in February after finding the county “lacked detailed, written internal control procedures.” Three checks later, the findings have not been placed in the public record.
- Airport Lighting Upgrade of Up to $436,650, and a Farm Lease at $41 an AcreFour commissioners approved three airport contracts in one March sitting. In April the county leased 153 acres of airport land to a single bidder for five years.
- County Buys the Animal Shelter Building It Already Operates — for $138,703, From the City of IthacaThe shelter has been run by the county for years. Until this June 16 vote, the land and building under it belonged to the city.
- Ithaca Narrows Union Street Financing to One $4 Million BondA change in Ithaca's financing plan could lower the cost of issuing debt for the Union Street project, according to the city manager's written report. The public record available Friday morning did not yet show the result of a special council vote.
- Draft Fitness-Court Plan Calls for $174,050 in Local FundingA draft resolution pairs a $50,000 National Fitness Campaign grant with a proposed $174,050 local commitment for an outdoor court intended to be free to the public.
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