Coalition Letter Which Requests That Ithaca Mayor Myrick Require All Asbestos-Containing Materials to be Removed From the Former Tompkins County Public Library Building Prior to its Demolition




News Coverage

Concerns Arise from Demolition at Former Tompkins County Library - 12-18-2018

Walter Hang Discusses Asbestos And The Old Library Demolition - 12/12/2018

Old Library demolition to move forward, but activists call for Attorney General investigation - 12-6-2018

Old Tompkins County Library Demolition Postponed - 12-3-2018

Christiana Episcopo of WENY at the Tompkins County Abandoned Tompkins County Public Library, 12/3/18

Old Library demolition to start Monday, despite continued asbestos concerns - 11-30-2018

Mayor to leverage tax abatement to get further asbestos investigation at Old Library - 11-09-2018

Myrick vows to withhold tax abatement recommendation over library demolition plans - 11-8-2018

Demoing Old New York Library Raises Asbestos Concerns- 10-30-2018

Activists raise asbestos concerns over demolition project - 10-25-2018

Hundreds sign letter opposing demolition of Old Library without asbestos removal first - 10-18-2018

Activists Raise Concerns About Asbestos Release From Proposed Library Demolition - 10-18-2018

Old Library asbestos clean-up under scrutiny - 10-18-2018

Asbestos Concerns in the Demolition of the Old Tompkins County Library - 10-17-2018

Tompkins County Public Library Prepares for Demolition - 10/17/18

Demolition of old Tompkins County Library to go ahead despite environmental concerns - 10-17-2018

Demolition of Tompkins Old Library will start soon - 10-12-2018

Library Asbestos Project - 8-10-1984

Asbestos Found At County Library - 3-26-1983

N.Y.C Office Buildings have an Asbestos Problem / Asbestos hazard uncovered on 7 CUNY campuses - 11-1978

Data Analysis and Photos

Click here to download the Proposed Asbestos Abatement At The Former Tompkins County Library in PDF format

Click here to download the City of Ithaca 310-314 North Cayuga Street Condemnation Order (9/4/2018) in PDF format

Coalition Letters


Coalition Letter Which Requests That Ithaca Mayor Myrick Require All Asbestos-Containing Materials to be Removed From the Former Tompkins County Public Library Building Prior to its Demolition


Public Meetings and Presentations

City of Ithaca Abandoned Library Asbestos Demolition Meeting, 11/8/18

Controlled Demolition With Asbestos in Place of 507-509 Cliff St., Ithaca - 2-4x speed




Communications


URGENT Request from Member of Assembly Barbara Lifton re: Old Library Demolition in Ithaca


Commissioner Reardon Please Rescind an Improper Condemnation of the Former Tompkins County Public Library and Issue a Stop Work Order Due to Multiple Failures to Fulfill 12 NYCRR Part 56 Requirements


12/17/18 Letter to Ithaca Mayor Myrick: Massive Asbestos Hazards Documented By Microbac 2014 Pre-Demolition Asbestos, Lead Paint and PCB Survey Report, Former Tompkins County Library Building


Request That the NYS Attorney General Investigate a Potentially Improper Condemnation of the Asbestos-Contaminated Tompkins County Public Library Based on a False Instrument Prohibited by the NYS Penal Code


11/26/18 Communication Regarding City of Ithaca's Reported Failure to Enforce Property Maintenance Ordinance Requirements


11/25/18 Request for Clarification by the City of Ithaca Director of Code Enforcement Regarding Two Vastly Different Tompkins County Library Structural Conditions Assessments


City of Ithaca Property Maintenance Code Enforcement Info For All Buildings That Were Condemned and Razed By Controlled Demolitions With Asbestos in Place


FOIL Request for all City of Ithaca records involving the Former Tompkins County Public Library demolition and redevelopment


Urgent Citizen Request for Investigation of Improper Library Condemnation


11/18/18 Response to Mayor Myrick's Old Library Demolition Update


Anonymous Letter Regarding Asbestos Hazards in the Tompkins County Public Library, 10/18/18

Click here to download the Letter from Travis Hyde Properties and Ex Libris, LLC to Mr. Michael Niechwiadowicz, Director of Code Enforcement, City of Ithaca, August 23, 2018 in PDF format


Action Alerts


"Controlled Demolition With Asbestos in Place" of Former Tompkins County Public Library REPORTEDLY POSTPONED/Take Action to Hold Ithaca Mayor Myrick Accountable for Removing All Asbestos Prior to Demo


Emergency Ithaca Asbestos Action Alert: Call Mayor Myrick TODAY to require all Asbestos-Containing Materials to be removed from the former Tompkins County Public Library before the structure is permitted to be demolished