Election 2011: City of Ithaca Mayor

5 candidates vie for office

A Democrat, a Republican, an Independence Party candidate and two independents are seeking to lead the City of Ithaca starting in 2012. Each week, they will answer questions about how they would lead Ithaca for the next four years. Also, read daily news coverage of important steps along the path to city hall.

Election 2011: What are the priorities for updating the city’s infrastructure and how should the city pay for that work?

Each Wednesday until Nov. 2, candidates for mayor of Ithaca will answer key questions about their campaign platforms and the future of the city.Click on the links below for their answers to the question: What are the priorities for updating the city’s infrastructure and how should the city pay for that work?
Election 2011: What do you believe to be the city’s greatest success in the last four years and how will you build on that? What do you believe to be the city’s greatest failure in that time and how will you solve it?

Each Wednesday until Nov. 2, candidates for mayor of Ithaca will answer key questions about their campaign platforms and the future of the city.Click on the links below for their answers to the question: What do you believe to be the city’s greatest success in the last four years and how will you build on that? What do you believe to be the city’s greatest failure in that time and how will you solve it?
Election 2011: As the city’s next mayor, you will inherit the 2012 spending plan drawn up by your predecessor. What changes in 2012 spending and savings would you have made if you had drawn up the budget?

Each Wednesday until Nov. 2, candidates for mayor of Ithaca will answer key questions about their campaign platforms and the future of the city.Click on the links below for their answers to the question: As the city’s next mayor, you will inherit the 2012 spending plan drawn up by your predecessor. What changes in 2012 spending and savings would you have made if you had drawn up the budget?
Election 2011: What should the city be doing to reduce traffic congestion in the downtown core and in the West End, where freight trains often tie up traffic during peak hours?

Each Wednesday until Nov. 2, candidates for mayor of Ithaca will answer key questions about their campaign platforms and the future of the city.Click on the links below for their answers to the question: What should the city be doing to reduce traffic congestion in the downtown core and in the West End, where freight trains often tie up traffic during peak hours?
Election 2011: How would you address downtown issues such as empty storefronts, parking problems and infrastructure, as well as the proposed redesign of The Commons?

Each Wednesday until Nov. 2, candidates for mayor of Ithaca will answer key questions about their campaign platforms and the future of the city.Click on the links below for their answers to the question: How would you address downtown issues such as empty storefronts, parking problems and infrastructure, as well as the proposed redesign of The Commons?
Election 2011: What are the priorities for updating the city’s infrastructure and how should the city pay for that work?

Each Wednesday until Nov. 2, candidates for mayor of Ithaca will answer key questions about their campaign platforms and the future of the city.Click on the links below for their answers to the question: What are the priorities for updating the city’s infrastructure and how should the city pay for that work?
Election 2011: What city services could be reduced, modified or consolidated to close an anticipated multimillion-dollar shortfall in the city budget?

Each Wednesday until Sept. 7, potential candidates for mayor of Ithaca will answer key questions about their campaign platforms and the future of the city. Click on the links below for their answers to the question: What city services could be reduced, modified or consolidated to close an anticipated multimillion-dollar shortfall in the city budget?
Democrats address mayoral issues in candidates' forum

Ithaca -- The three Democratic candidates for Ithaca mayor faced questions Tuesday evening ranging from which city policy has had the most negative consequences to whether they think the city should take action to ban the sales of drug paraphernalia on The Commons.
Election 2011: What would you do as mayor to foster better town/gown relations with Cornell and Ithaca College?

Each Wednesday until Sept. 7, potential candidates for mayor of Ithaca will answer key questions about their campaign platforms and the future of the city. Click on the links below for their answers to the question: What would you do as mayor to foster better town/gown relations with Cornell and Ithaca College?
Ithaca mayoral candidates face off, respond to Collegetown concerns

Ithaca -- The three Democratic candidates for mayor met in another candidates' forum Tuesday, this time hosted by the Collegetown Neighborhood Council, with questions focusing on issues affecting Collegetown.
Election 2011: What are your plans to reduce the tax burden on Ithaca residents?

Each Wednesday until Sept. 7, potential candidates for mayor of Ithaca will answer key questions about their campaign platforms and the future of the city. Click on the links below for their answers to the question: What are your plans to reduce the tax burden on Ithaca residents?
Election 2011: As mayor, what would you do about the Emerson brownfield site?

Each Wednesday until Sept. 7, potential candidates for mayor of Ithaca will answer key questions about their campaign platforms and the future of the city. Click on the links below for their answers to the question: As mayor, what would you do about the Emerson brownfield site?
Election 2011: What improvements to city services are at the top of your agenda?

Each Wednesday until Sept. 7, potential candidates for mayor of Ithaca will answer key questions about their campaign platforms and the future of the city. Click on the links below for their answers to the question: What improvements to city services are at the top of your agenda?
Election 2011: What is the most important issue facing the City of Ithaca in the next four years and how will you manage it?

Each Wednesday until Sept. 7, potential candidates for mayor of Ithaca will answer key questions about their campaign platforms and the future of the city. Click on the links below for their answers to the question: What is the most important issue facing the City of Ithaca in the next four years and how will you manage it?
Election 2011: Why do you want to be mayor of the City of Ithaca?

Each Wednesday from now until Sept. 7, potential candidates for mayor of Ithaca will answer key questions about their campaign platforms and the future of the city. Click on the links below for their answers to the question: Why do you want to be mayor of the City of Ithaca?

News

Election 2011: What are the priorities for updating the city’s infrastructure and how should the city pay for that work?

Election 2011: What do you believe to be the city’s greatest success in the last four years and how will you build on that? What do you believe to be the city’s greatest failure in that time and how will you solve it?

Election 2011: As the city’s next mayor, you will inherit the 2012 spending plan drawn up by your predecessor. What changes in 2012 spending and savings would you have made if you had drawn up the budget?

Election 2011: What should the city be doing to reduce traffic congestion in the downtown core and in the West End, where freight trains often tie up traffic during peak hours?

Election 2011: How would you address downtown issues such as empty storefronts, parking problems and infrastructure, as well as the proposed redesign of The Commons?

Election 2011: What are the priorities for updating the city’s infrastructure and how should the city pay for that work?

Election 2011: What city services could be reduced, modified or consolidated to close an anticipated multimillion-dollar shortfall in the city budget?

Democrats address mayoral issues in candidates' forum

Election 2011: What would you do as mayor to foster better town/gown relations with Cornell and Ithaca College?

Ithaca mayoral candidates face off, respond to Collegetown concerns

Election 2011: What are your plans to reduce the tax burden on Ithaca residents?

Election 2011: As mayor, what would you do about the Emerson brownfield site?

Election 2011: What improvements to city services are at the top of your agenda?

Election 2011: What is the most important issue facing the City of Ithaca in the next four years and how will you manage it?

Election 2011: Why do you want to be mayor of the City of Ithaca?

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