🌱 How much could Lansing’s new development fee study change what you pay?
Lansing, New York Patch AM: a 4 min readHello Lansing! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How much could Lansing’s new development fee study change what you pay?
- What Tompkins’ reassessment freeze and new Lansing office mean for you
Also on today's calendar: Classic Design Luncheon & Lecture: Beyond Blue and White with Genevieve Wheeler-Brown and 6 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the carpenter ant say when he walked into the bar? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 55.
- Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 62 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Lansing takes next step toward updating development fees (tompkinsweekly.com) — Lansing’s Town Board has hired Delaney CMS to comprehensively review and modernize the town’s development and land-use fee schedule, aiming for fairness and legal defensibility. The move follows interim fee updates in April and could change what developers, businesses, and some homeowners pay for site plans, special permits, subdivisions, and more. Residents and builders should expect a more consistent, up-to-date structure once the study is complete. 
• The reassessment freeze: What it means for homeowners (tompkinsweekly.com) — Tompkins County’s property reassessment freeze means Lansing homeowners should see mostly stable assessments through 2028, with a full countywide reset planned for 2029. The county assessment office has moved to 31 Dutch Mill Road in Lansing, offering easier access and parking while raising questions about future downtown office plans. Officials urge residents to share accurate property information and contact the office if they believe values have dropped.
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Classic Design Luncheon & Lecture: Beyond Blue and White with Genevieve Wheeler-Brown →
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11:30 am
Wednesday June 17
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Other local events
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CEO Roundtable - 2026 Q2 Session →
Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce YMCA of Ithaca and Tompkins County 50 Graham Rd W Ithaca, NY 14850
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IHS Spring Orchestra Concert
Ithaca City School District Ithaca, NY 14851
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Chamber 101: Maximize Your Membership →
Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce Tompkins Chamber 124 Brindley Street Ithaca, NY 14850
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Season Reveal Fundraiser Concert →
Cayuga Chamber Orchestra First Unitarian Society of Ithaca
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Coalition for Families
Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14850
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NY Citizen Preparedness Training
Cornell Cooperative Extension Tompkins County 615 Willow Avenue, Ithaca, NY 14850
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LGBTQ+ Roundtable at Tompkins County Public Library (TCPL) →
Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce Tompkins County Public Library (TCPL) - BorgWarner Room 101 E Green St Ithaca, NY 14850
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DeWitt Spring Choir Concert
Ithaca City School District Ithaca, NY 14851
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IHS Spring Orchestra Concert
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🗞 Nearby News
Ithaca
- Land acquisition aims to protect Ithaca, Cornell water supply (ithacajournal.com)
- Cornell Cooperative Extension Unveils Thriving Futures Murals (ithaca.com)
- Maguire to Close Watkins Glen Dealership as Operations Shift to Ithaca • The KEUKA SUN (keukasun.com)
Groton
- 17 Groton students earn associate degrees before graduation (tompkinsweekly.com)
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