Tag: Common Council
Common Council to crack down on negligent landlords
The properties, many of which are rentals owned by limited license corporations, will be sold to the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation for $151 each. Read More »
Common Council proposes new lead ordinance
The drafted ordinance would require city inspectors to test all properties for lead paint before they’re rented out and cite the presence of lead as a code violation. Read More »
Common council approves funding to repave Syracuse streets
The council approved additional costs to hire inspection services from C&S Companies, an infrastructure and engineering firm, to help with an ongoing project to pave Salina and State streets. Read More »
Syracuse to build 50 affordable single-family homes
The city of Syracuse is seeking nearly $2 million from the state to construct 50 affordable single-family homes over the next two years. Read More »
Mayor Walsh to address Syracuse Surge in State of the City address
Here is what councilors are expecting from Mayor Ben Walsh’s State of the City address on Thursday. Read More »
Incoming councilors look to make a difference in 2020
Second District Councilor Patrick Hogan, Third District Councilor Chol Majok and Councilor at-large Rita Paniagua were elected in November. Read More »
City councilors give themselves pay raises
The increase applies to the Common Council president, the councilors, the mayor and the city auditor. Read More »
Walsh orders investigation into racist, anti-Semitic city graffiti
The Syracuse Police Department has begun to investigate the vandalism, which includes a drawing of a swastika, Walsh said in a Wednesday press release. Read More »
Departing councilors reflect on time in Common Council
Councilor Bryn Lovejoy-Grinnell, of the 3rd district and Councilor at-large Steven Thompson both lost their council seats in the democratic primary. Councilor Chad Ryan, of the 2nd district, declined the Democratic nomination. Read More »
Common Councilors to introduce legislation to increase city officials' salaries
The raise would increase the salaries of the city’s auditor, mayor and councilors. Read More »
Election Guide 2019: Here’s what you need to know about county elections
Four spots are contested in the Common Council and two candidates are looking to unseat District Attorney William Fitzpatrick. Read More »
City examines recent tech hub partnership with Microsoft
Councilors will vote on a memorandum officially recognizing the three partners in the Syracuse Surge initiative on Monday. Read More »
Bankers Healthcare Group and JMA Wireless will increase employment, downtown growth
Two companies, Bankers Healthcare Group and JMA Wireless, are expanding to Syracuse locations. Read More »
State to partially eliminate cash bail, pretrial detention
Individuals are placed in pretrial detention if a judge determines they aren’t eligible to be released on bail, or if the individual cannot pay the cost of their bail. Read More »
Comstock and Euclid Avenues to join snow removal program
The funding was approved during the Common Council’s voting session on Monday. Read More »
City in talks with SU about federal work-study opportunities
Several common councilors questioned whether the agreement is necessary for the city. Read More »
Exposed lead paint found in off-campus homes
Ten of the homes tested contained exposed lead paint, which was used to coat the interiors and exteriors of homes until 1978, when the federal government banned commercial use of the product. Read More »
Common Council finalizes deer culling plan
Earlier this year, Mayor Ben Walsh’s advisory group presented a comprehensive Tick & Deer Read More »
County Executive Ryan McMahon proposes diversity office
McMahon proposed the office as part of his budget for the upcoming year. Read More »
Destiny USA shop managers share thoughts on I-81 debate
Destiny USA has been a powerful advocate for I-81’s replacement to keep its current route. Many shop owners inside the mall are unaware of this. Read More »
Syracuse Common Council discusses changing occupancy standards
If passed, sanitation workers would stop collecting waste from “Commercial Waste Generating” properties. Read More »
Syracuse to adopt 5G network by Verizon
For months, lawmakers considered the unknowns of the plan with its upside. Read More »
SUNY Upstate, ESF to lead research center for tick disease
The lab will be led by Saravanan Thangamani, a professor of microbiology and immunology at SUNY Upstate. Read More »