Aaron

#Cornell--an Ivy League with a huge endowment that received stolen land from the US government & doesn't pay taxes to the city it resides in--is trying to push through an opaque deal regarding what it pays in lieu of taxes in an antidemocratic way before new electeds take over, who will pressure them harder.

I'd appreciate boosting this, to keep pressure on this stingy, self-serving institution. They'll only do what's right if their reputation is on the line.

#Ithaca

https://ithacavoice.org/2023/08/make-cornell-pay-coalition-urges-greater-transparency-as-city-university-negotiate-new-funding-agreement/

Make Cornell Pay Coalition urges greater transparency as city, university negotiate new funding agreement

ITHACA, N.Y.—During the public comments portion of Wednesday’s Common Council meeting, more than 15 individuals representing the Make Cornell Pay Coalition urged council members to pressure Cornell University into providing […]

The Ithaca Voice
Aug 10, 2023 at 4:55pmWeb
Show threadAaronAug 10, 2023

It should be known that among all people working on any type of social justice issues in Ithaca, Cornell has a very bad reputation for being self-serving and generally shows total disregard for community well-being

Here's a recent example of how #Cornell does not care for the lower-income residents of #Ithaca. Three quarters of the bus systems' riders are Cornell-affiliated, but Cornell refuses to pay anything above it's mandatory 1/3 of the funding for busses.

https://ithacavoice.org/2022/12/cornell-declines-increased-funding-request-from-tcat-citing-lack-of-specific-justification/

Cornell declines increased funding request from TCAT, citing lack of ‘specific justification’

ITHACA N.Y.—Cornell University has declined to increase its underwriter payments in support of Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit (TCAT). In August, TCAT’s Board of Directors greenlighted a request for an 8% […]

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Show threadAaronAug 10, 2023

#Cornell also boots students off its healthcare when they are having mental health struggles by forcing them to take academic leave.

This puts a strain on the county's #MentalHealth services which, as expected, are already inadequate and underfunded. It directly results in resources being taken away from more permanent non-student residents of #Ithaca and Tompkins County.

Having received stolen land (land grant university) and being tax-exempt. Cornell must do better.

Show threadErikaAug 10, 2023
@00Aaron Can Confirm!
Show threadAaronAug 10, 2023
@atalayaleda hah you're how I know this in the first place! It's not like Cornell's going to tell us.
Show threadPlus-Sized MermanAug 13, 2023
@00Aaron If it wasn’t for #cornell the streets in Ithaca would be filled with pot holes.
Show threadAaronAug 14, 2023
@plus_sized_merman that's a great example of what they like to say!