College’s tax-exempt status irks some in local community
The give-take, love-hate relationship between Tompkins County and its two largest employers, Cornell University and Ithaca College, was exemplified earlier this year in a Cornell study documenting the institution’s $3.3 billion impact on New York state in 2005. The report highlighted Cornell’s contributions to the county’s economy, including the 13,000 residents they employed, the $74…