Tag: Syracuse Common Council
A look into the money behind the Syracuse mayoral race
Independent candidate Ben Walsh has raised more than twice the amount Democrat Juanita Perez Williams has. Read More »
Syracuse community, Onondaga Nation rally for Columbus Day name change, indigenous rights
More than 100 people attended the rally in Columbus Circle Monday evening, including Syracuse University students. Read More »
Helen Hudson, councilor at-large, hopes to bring community organization skills to president’s seat
The president pro-tempore, who would replace the president in an absence, is running uncontested after six years and two terms as a councilor at-large. Read More »
4 remaining Syracuse mayoral candidates discuss schools, I-81 at first general election debate
Juanita Perez Williams and Laura Lavine clashed on Lavine’s plan to implement mayoral control over the Syracuse City School District. Read More »
Syracuse Green Party candidates discuss platforms at forum
The candidates for mayor and various Common Council seats discussed their plans to combat poverty and segregation in Syracuse. 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 »
Officials: National Veterans Resource Complex construction expected to start by December or January
The National Veterans Resource Complex will serve as a regional veterans community hub, housing Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families. Read More »
Officials: Ride-hailing services have had a minimal effect on Syracuse traffic
Ride-hailing services were legalized statewide in late June. Companies such as Uber and Lyft started expanding into Syracuse this summer. Read More »
SPD: ShotSpotter program in testing, no expectations for sensor installation
Syracuse Common Councilors in March approved $300,000 to fund the installation of the program. 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 »
Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud doesn’t currently have stance on potential merger
In a recent interview with The Daily Orange, Syverud said he doesn’t have a position “on any particular proposal because I don’t know yet what the exact proposal is.” 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 »
Syracuse continues to fight for federal funds to remove lead hazards
Syracuse’s Lead Hazard Control Program was completely shut down near the beginning of 2016, after being denied federal lead funds for three years. Officials are now left debating over what went wrong with the city’s once-praised remediation model. Read More »
Joe Nicoletti touts experience as he looks to become next Syracuse mayor
Nicoletti said in an interview that he believes the years he’s spent in government make him the best candidate to be the next Syracuse mayor. He has plans for Interstate 81, the potential merger between the city and county and addressing poverty. 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 »
Local officials want more bus accessibility for Syracuse city students, but say their hands are tied
Busing advocates say harsh winters, often with unshoveled sidewalks along with rising crime and poverty, make walking more than a mile to school difficult and unsafe. 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 »
Meeting to be held over proposed public art installations in Syracuse
The meeting will be held Thursday between the city's Neighborhood Preservation and Economic Development committee and Downtown & Metropolitan Planning committee. 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 »