New Ithaca Mayor Gives Inaugural “State of the City” Address

The city of Ithaca’s 46th mayor delivered his inaugural State of the City address to Common Council on Wednesday.

Robert Cantelmo highlighted the city’s new Common Council, city manager, and government structure in his address given at City Hall. Cantelmo said the Tompkins County city has turned a major corner and is poised to usher in a new era of “efficient government, of response government, of transparent government.”

Cantelmo is the associate director of the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies at Cornell University. Before becoming Mayor, Cantelmo served on Ithaca Common Council for two years, representing the Fifth Ward.

The mayor’s full address can be read below: