Preview of Tonight’s Common Council Meeting: Event Permits, Grant Applications, and Progress on Several Project Fundings

Approval of Event and Special Event Permits encompass almost half of the agenda items in tonight’s Common Council Meeting.

Events that have planned permit approval include:

• National Day of Prayer Event in Courthouse Park on May 1st
• YMCA Corn Ducky Derby 5K & Youth Waddle in Suggett Park and Vicinity on May 3rd
• Cortland County Mental Health Walk from Fairgrounds to Hospital on May 15th
• Cruise Nite Car Show on May 18th
• Cortland Dairy Parade on June 3rd
• Juneteenth Celebration in Courthouse Park on June 14th
• Ride Against Cancer on June 22nd

Tonight the Common Council will also authorize a $134,500 agreement with Thoma Development Consultants for Program Delivery Services as part of the Community Development Block Grant. This decision is dependent on a proposal, review, and approval by the NYS Office of Community Renewal.

Other items on the agenda include the authorization to submit an application for the 2025 Municipal Parks and Recreation Grant to benefit the Randall Park Improvements Project, as well as 3 State Environmental Quality Reviews for the City of Cortland’s new ladder truck, Randall Park, and Water Quality Improvement Project. The Quality Reviews are part of the requirements for these projects to receive funds through the City of Cortland’s Serial Bonds, which in total cost $1,856,930.

The City of Cortland Common Council meets tonight at 6pm at City Hall.