Here’s the Ithaca Minute for November 1st!

In a last-minute burst of sanity, Mayor Svante Myrick announced on Tuesday afternoon that the City of Ithaca is suspending its long-derided seasonal Odd-Even Parking regulations, hours before the policy would go into effect at midnight. The development is thanks to the implementation of Tompkins County’s new Swift911 system.

The change depends on area residents signing up for Swift911’s emergency notification service, Mayor Myrick says. “If people sign up we can do away with odd/even forever. If people don’t sign up we will need to go back to the old system.”

Register at cityofithaca.org, or there’s a link at 14850.com. Area residents who don’t have Internet access can register for the notification system to receive voice calls, by calling 607-266-2730.

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