Tag: Common Council
Councilors support Mayor Ben Walsh’s ‘Syracuse Build’ project
Mayor Ben Walsh, during his “state of the city” address Wednesday night, announced a new workforce development project called “Syracuse Build.” Read More »
Syracuse-area senator launches campaign for governor
Sen. John DeFrancisco (R-DeWitt) made the announcement Tuesday in the village of Liverpool. Read More »
Syracuse mayor works to deliver on police campaign promises
Mayor Ben Walsh has appointed three new deputy chiefs and launched a national search for Syracuse Police Department Chief Frank Fowler. Read More »
Officials: Syracuse sidewalks snow removal plan to be strictly enforced
Ben Walsh, Syracuse’s new mayor, has pledged to have city departments better enforce a snow removal ordinance. Read More »
Area real estate manager appointed to vacant Common Council seat
Michael Greene was voted into office unanimously Monday by common councilors. Read More »
FIGHTING SPIRIT: Mayor Stephanie Miner reflects on her 8-year tenure, leading the city of Syracuse, fighting for the underdog
After eight years as mayor of Syracuse, Stephanie Miner is now looking toward her future teaching position at New York University. Read More »
Get to know the Syracuse Common Council candidates before November’s general election
The Common Council serves as Syracuse’s legislative branch of government. Democratic, Republican, Green Party and Independence Party tickets will all be on the ballot this November. Read More »
Meet the candidates vying for an open seat on the Common Council who would represent portions of SU area
Three candidates are running for the District 4 position: Democratic nominee Latoya Allen, Quante Wright on the independence ticket and Green Party candidate Serena “Rahzie” Seals. Read More »
Common Council, Syracuse police work to repair and replace security cameras in city
The Syracuse Police Department is discussing an $150,000 initiative with the Common Council to improve the quality of security cameras in Syracuse. Read More »
Charlottesville shows us how much student protests matter
Student Life columnist Joanna Orland highlights the value of speaking out and explains why students shouldn’t be ridiculed for their views on activism. Read More »
Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner says she will veto Syracuse Common Council budget
The 2017-18 budget, approved by the Common Council on Monday, will eliminate city funding to the Greater Syracuse Land Bank. The council can overturn Miner’s veto with a two-thirds majority. Read More »
Cities RISE program to prioritize areas with high poverty rates for funding
The Cities for Responsible Investment and Strategic Enforcement program will award money to municipalities from 2017-19 to help fund housing improvement and blight elimination efforts. Read More »
Price Rite grocery store opens in city ‘food desert’
The new location is on South Avenue, located in the southwestern portion of the city — an area that faces a range of different issues, including concentrated minority poverty and high numbers of lead poisoning cases, among other things. Read More »
Syracuse receives millions in federal funding annually for quality housing programs, but those dollars are at risk of being cut
United States President Donald Trump’s budget proposal would eliminate the Community Development Block Grant as part of cuts to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. For the current fiscal year, the CDBG provided Syracuse with more than $4.6 million in funding. Read More »
SA votes on fall 2017 budget requests
SA approved over $2,000,000 in funding for fall 2017 programming. Read More »
Despite Syracuse graduation rate increase, immigrant students continue to struggle at school
Syracuse had a 60.9 percent graduation rate in 2016, up from 54 percent in 2015, according to statistics released by the New York State Department of Education. Read More »
Syracuse officials should not give up the fight for more busing until all students living 1 mile away from school are provided busing
The Daily Orange Editorial Board calls on the Syracuse Common Council and the Syracuse City School District to not settle with only busing K-8 students who live more than 1 mile away from their school. Read More »
Meet the 5 people who want to lead the city of Syracuse
Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner will hit her term limit at the end of this year, opening up the race to replace her to new faces. Get to know the candidates as their campaigns get underway. Read More »
Syracuse is facing numerous problems that mayoral candidates will have to address
As more candidates enter the race for mayor of Syracuse, they will have to give their stance on the wide range of issues facing the city. Read More »
In press conference, Mayor Stephanie Miner expresses outrage toward Syracuse-Onondaga merger recommendation
Miner initially issued a press release following Consensus’ publication of the report in which she dismissed the recommended consolidation. Read More »
Chuck’s plans to move back onto South Crouse Avenue pending development vote
The Syracuse Planning Commission will vote on a proposal that could change the face of the Marshall Street area. Read More »
Immigrants and community members reflect on Syracuse as sanctuary city
The Daily Orange talks to a Syracuse immigrant who was born in a Kenyan refugee camp and how an SU student thinks of Syracuse being declared as a sanctuary city. Read More »
How the city of Syracuse works with Syracuse University to develop the Campus Framework
To implement its Campus Framework, Syracuse University must get approval from the city of Syracuse through various zoning and regulation boards. The relationship between the city and university has been professional, officials say. Read More »
Syracuse Common Council passes resolution calling for reconsideration of I-81 plans
The Syracuse Common Council called on the New York State Department of Transportation to reconsider construction plans to I-81 on the north side. Read More »