REAL ESTATE
Homes in Cayuga County are affordable! Home sites
vary from cityscapes to countryside. Some dwellings date to the
early 19th century. In downtown Auburn, you can find historic Victorian
era homes. Suburban developments offer custom single-family homes
and with our miles of lakefront, lakeside cottages offer magnificent
living styles. Apartments are convenient and available. Real estate
taxes are reasonable. Nearly 20 realtors covering all corners of
the county provide friendly, professional assistance.
The commercial real estate market accommodates
a wide variety of business needs, including light and heavy manufacturing,
corporate offices, small businesses and professional buildings.
The City of Auburn and Cayuga County's economic
development offices offer information on the area's economic development
zones that can offer tax relief for rent, utility discounts and
other incentives.
EDUCATION
When it comes to education, Cayuga County is complemented
by outstanding institutions of higher education and a strong network
of public, private and parochial elementary and secondary schools.
These schools offer educational programs to fit the needs of all
students in all disciplines, including business, the arts and education.
Our area's primary and secondary schools, both
public and private are excellent. Neighborhood schools stress basic
skills in reading, writing and math. Education is strengthened by
a public library system and communities committed to supporting
quality, affordable education for their young people. Adult and
student vocational education is available from the Cayuga-Onondaga
Board of Cooperative Educational Services. Many area high schools
also offer continuing education for adults.
Through the Cayuga County Youth Bureau the physical,
emotional and social well being of the youth in Cayuga County are
promoted. The Youth Bureau stimulates and supports the development
of services and activities designed to assist all youth in becoming
valued, contributing members of society. It actively supports programs,
which seek to cultivate the positive involvement and attachment
of youth to family, school, and positive peer groups.
Our region also offers quality day care and preschool
settings to help the youngest students develop a love of learning.
Higher Education
There are forty colleges, universities and business
schools within a picturesque drive of an hour and a half. These
include two medical schools and several universities that provide
law degrees and numerous Ph.D. programs, as well as schools specializing
in business and technical programs.
HEALTH CARE
Cayuga County health needs are served by Auburn
Memorial Hospital, a 226-bed acute care facility with a full range
of inpatient and outpatient services. Founded in 1878, the AMH team
has 950 employees and 153 medical/dental practitioners in virtually
all medical specialties. Specific clinical services offered by Auburn
Memorial include emergency care, intensive care, coronary care,
maternity, lab services, pediatrics, psychiatric and others.
Syracuse and Rochester both have significant medical
communities and hospitals. Upstate Medical Center of Syracuse University
and Strong Memorial Hospital are nationally known. Both are teaching
hospitals with leading-edge equipment and techniques.
Where you live also affects health care costs. The healthy environment
and the competitive market here help the private carriers. HMO's
and other innovative provider networks keep costs for care comparatively
low.
Community Health Services
Cayuga County's Community Health Services Division
offers nursing, health promotion, health guidance, injury prevention
programs, maternity antipartum and post-partum programs. Clinics
are offered to assist in the prevention and control of communicable
diseases, promotion of dental health, immunization, lead poisoning
prevention, breast and cervical screening, adolescent pregnancy
prevention and childbirth education classes.
Division of Environmental Health
Under the Environmental Health Division, Cayuga
County ensures public safety. The public water supplies are carefully
monitored through the community water systems, non-community water
supplies, bottled and bulk water, ice manufacturing and distribution
and cross connection control.
This Division conducts food service operator training,
food establishment inspections, seasonal permits and monitors and
inspects food for the aged and food vending machines. Under community
sanitation, it inspects, regulates and approves sewage disposal,
monitors water supplies, provides technical advice to homeowners
who have their water tested at a private laboratory, and investigates
problem wells.
SHOPPING & HOSPITALITY
Cayuga County is home to numerous boutiques; family
owned antique stores and specialty shops, as well as Wal-Mart Super
Center, Lowes Home Improvement Warehouse and many more. The Fingerlakes
Mall makes the shopping experience easy and fun with national retailers
including Bass Pro Shop and JCPenney. There are also historically
oriented places for shopping including museums, restored homes and
farms. In short, you can find almost anything you want or need in
Cayuga County.
Lakeside, ethnic, brewpub or continental, there
are restaurants and cafes for everyone. Very contemporary decor
or a room steeped in history, nouvelle cuisine or hearty fare, one
of Cayuga County's restaurants should fill the bill. Local wineries
offer both tasting and shopping.
Cayuga County hospitality welcomes the business
and tourist traveler alike, with places for memories and places
for meetings and has hosted world-class artists and states people.
The inns and several national hotels, including the Holiday Inn,
provide modern facilities such as conference and banquet rooms,
meeting services, and other conveniences. Cayuga County hotel rates,
in addition to our attractions, make our County an ideal choice
for business meetings or weekend getaways.
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