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Author: Hailea Potter
Ithaca’s vacant Fourth Ward seat on the Common Council seat has been filled following the unanimous appointment of Lara Tomescu at Wednesday’s meeting. The seat had been empty since August following former Alderperson Patrick Kuehl’s resignation, cutting short the four-year term he was elected to serve in 2023. Kuehl resigned to pursue a doctoral degree at the University of Texas at Austin. Mayor Robert Cantelmo said a committee reviewed two applications from eligible candidates before selecting Tomescu. Her application specifically cited Ithaca’s housing shortage, substandard rental conditions and strengthening connection between residents and City Hall as priorities. Following her appointment,…