News about some developments at Tompkins County Government
Forest Home relies on Tompkins County for a number of services, including maintenance of Warren Road and Pleasant Grove; recycling; property maps; managing elections; public safety through the Sheriff’s Office; and the SIREN system for distributing alerts about emergencies and service interruptions.
The county also provides a variety of services associated with health. A few months ago, the Tompkins County Health Department and Mental Health Department were integrated under the name Tompkins County Whole Health. See https://tompkinscountyny.gov/health/. The integration had been planned for some years as described in https://tompkinscountyny.gov/health/about
Updates have been made recently to several of the web pages related to health:
- Tompkins County COVID-19 Data Dashboard
https://tompkinscountyny.gov/health/covid19dashboard
With the end of the federal health emergency on May 11, 2023, changes have been made to align with the revised CDC data reporting practice. - Stay Up to Date with COVID-19 Vaccines (updated June 7, 2023)
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/vaccines/stay-up-to-date.html - Health Alert: Check for Ticks, Prevent Lyme Disease & Other Illnesses (June 2, 2023)
https://tompkinscountyny.gov/health/health-alert-check-ticks-prevent-lyme-disease-other-illnesses - The 2023 Public Health Press Release Archives is a useful reference
- The Environmental Health Division distributes information about air quality dangers and monitors water systems. A direct link to the current Ithaca air quality index (AQI) is at https://www.airnow.gov/?city=Ithaca&state=NY&country=USA
Some other useful pages on the Tompkins County website that have been updated recently include:
- Departments and Offices (with addresses, phone numbers, and email addresses)
https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/departments - Board of Elections
https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/boe
Sample Ballots (published a few weeks before any election)
[Note: there are no primaries for the Town of Ithaca on June 27, 2023]
https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/boe/sampleballots - Adopted Legislative Districts based on 2020 census
Interactive map (with address search)
[Note: Forest Home will be split between Legislative Districts 6 & 7 when the new districts take effect for 2026.] - SIREN (Safety & Incident Real-Time Emergency Notifications)
https://www.tompkinscountyny.gov/siren
[Note: you can sign up and choose to receive alerts issued by the County, by the Town of Ithaca, by the City of Ithaca, and by other municipalities. Alerts can be received by phone-call, text, or email.]