Waterfront apartment complex wins city Planning Board approval 

An expansive mixed-use project slated for Ithaca’s waterfront finally received approval from the City of Ithaca Planning Development Board Tuesday. The board also gave site plan approval to a proposal for an affordable housing project on South Hill, allowing it to move forward with potential construction plans. However, not all was smooth sailing at this month’s meeting: a proposal for an expanded parking lot for Beginnings Federal Credit Union ran into enough fopposition that it was unable to move forward. Here are three hours of Planning Board discussions condensed into five minutes of reading. The board’s agenda can be found here. Water’s Edge (683 Third St.) The Water’s Edge mixed-use proposal was back before the Planning Board after developers failed to obtain preliminary site plan approval in September due to concerns about the ground-floor retail space and the amount of parking. Project representatives presented updated plans in hopes of securing the approval th