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At the event, Mitrano mentioned that she wanted to run for public office after the 2016 presidential election, when she realized that this region needs a new voice.
Tracy Mitrano J.D. ’95 hosted a town hall on Friday afternoon, inviting questions from community members from Tompkins and some surrounding counties. Questions mainly focused on domestic issues, including infrastructure, reproductive rights and the economy.
Rep. Reed was met with another furious crowd of constituents at his town hall in Ithaca.
Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 and other Ithaca officials discussed on-campus housing, parking, Schwartz Plaza redevelopment, and campus safety at a town hall meeting held at Collegetown’s eHub.
Although the plan revolves around improving student life in Collegetown, Cornish stressed that the plan aims to balance the interests of students and permanent residents in Collegetown, which she called “a very difficult balance.”
Myrick pledged to protect residents who could be threatened by President-elect Trump’s future policies, in light of the views that he expressed on the campaign trail.