Ithaca, Cortland to receive boost in state funding

CORTLAND, NY (WHCU) –Ithaca and Cortland are getting more money from Albany.

Senator Lea Webb and Assemblymember Anna Kelles say the Crown City will receive over two-point-two million dollars while Ithaca nets more than three million dollars in Aid and Incentives to Municipalities funding. Both are a nearly 12 percent increase from the previous state budget for the two cities.

Webb calls the increases ‘long overdue’ while Kelles says the funding ‘plays a crucial role’ in public services.

The funding is unrestricted, meaning it can be used for whatever is needed by the cities.