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Ithaca council approves purchase of Bowl-O-Drome as possible new IPD home

12 months ago in Business, Community, Local, Politics

Ithaca council approves purchase of Bowl-O-Drome as possible new IPD home

The former Bowl-O-Drome site on Third St. Photo: Saga Communications/Joe Salzone


ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) — The Ithaca Police Department might be moving. 

The Common Council voted yes Wednesday to purchasing land on Third Street that includes a former bowling alley with the intention of relocating IPD. Mayor Robert Cantelmo discussed the vote Thursday on Ithaca’s Morning News.

The city will spend $1.37 million to purchase the property, which Cantelmo says is ideal for moving IPD.

In 2016, a working group determined the IPD building was the highest priority for replacement. 

FULL INTERVIEW: Ithaca Mayor Robert Cantelmo on Ithaca’s Morning News

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