The Board unanimously endorsed a statement that any private donations to the Public Library for its operations would not be used to replace County support. The Tompkins County Library Foundation requested this clarification when several potential donors expressed concern that private donations not take the place of continued public support of the library. Reps. Barbara Blanchard and Charles Evans, and Environmental Management Council member Susan Brock selected Dutch Hill, which will look at issues that include possibilities for using existing towers, sharing or renting out space on towers, and dovetailing with other communications infrastructure projects. OLD TIME S SAKE Harris B. Dates, a County Board member for 29 years and Chair for 12, took the podium briefly to say hello to the current Board. Chairman Barbara Mink noted that she was a journalist during several years of Dates chairmanship, and that he had always treated her with respect and kindness.
Dates is retired and now lives in Florida.