The former Parker School building on Madison Street in the city of Cortland. (Photo via The Cortland Voice's photo files).
Another public hearing on the proposed sale and future use of the former Parker school building on Madison Street will be held at the City of Cortland Common Council meeting today (Aug. 1).
The meeting will begin at 6 p.m., with the public hearing the first item of the evening. City council will meet on the third floor of city hall on Court Street.
The hearing is in regards to the proposed sale by Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services (INHS). The lone organization to submit a bid for the former school building, INHS conducted a presentation in June on potentially turning the former school building into quality housing for modest income workers. Housing would also be provided for people with intellectual, developmental and mobility needs.
INHS – a non-profit organization dedicated to expanding housing opportunities for low and moderate-income residents of Cayuga, Chemung, Cortland, Schuyler, Seneca, Tioga, and Tompkins Counties – is looking to add to 40-to-50 units for for-rent workforce housing that would serve a range of household sizes and income levels.
INHS’s submitted proposal bid to the city can be viewed by clicking here. Details on INHS’s presentation in June is here.
A handful of city residents expressed concern over INHS’s proposed project during the public hearing at the July 18 Common Council meeting. Details on the July 18 public hearing, including audio of the residents speaking, are here.
The city provides a breakdown on its website of the former school building’s process since Cortland purchased it in December 2021. Frequently asked questions about the building are here.
