Good morning, Ithaca.

Schuyler County Transit offers free rides on all routes and dial-a-ride services until Sept.

30, including commuter routes to Tompkins and Chemung counties. The transit agency is also accepting naming contest entries (deadline Aug. 10) via its website.

Tompkins County legislators recommended $94,000 to help the Finger Lakes Land Trust acquire three parcels spanning 234 acres in Newfield, Danby, and Caroline with plans for hiking trails on one property.

The full legislature will vote on the funding at an Aug. 18 meeting (state grants are offsetting costs).

A state report from Comptroller Tom DiNapoli showed Tompkins County’s homelessness rate fell by over 13% last year, though Legislative Chair Shawna Black questioned the data’s accuracy (her observations paint a different picture).

Officials from Tompkins County and Cornell University hosted an expo yesterday in Ithaca to explore innovative affordable housing solutions amid rising costs.

They discussed modular designs and shared-equity programs to address local challenges.

Tompkins County will hold the final public convening of its Countywide Minimum Wage Study on Thursday, Aug.

27 from 6:00 to 7:30 p.m. in the BorgWarner Community Room at Tompkins County Public Library (101 East Green Street) where Cornell ILR Ithaca Co-Lab will present key findings and gather public questions.