Ithaca Common Council approves Justice50

ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) — A Green New Deal resolution has approved. 

Mayor Robert Cantelmo says the Ithaca Common Council overwhelmingly said yes to Justice50 during Wednesday’s voting meeting. In a statement, Cantelmo calls the resolution a ‘first-in-nation commitment to capital investment and climate justice.’ 

Mayor Cantelmo is a guest Thursday on Ithaca’s Morning News.

Ithaca has just unanimously approved Justice50, our first-in-nation commitment to capital investment, climate justice, and environmental sustainability. We have committed to building a green workforce and supporting our climate justice communities through training and development

— Robert Gesualdo Cantelmo (@RGC_NYS) May 1, 2024