Next big agenda on Syracuse Common Council: mandatory city hiring ordinance
The Syracuse Common Council has approved changes to two busy streets on the Syracuse University campus. The council is also preparing for a potential vote on requiring a certain percentage of contract...
View ArticleSyracuse Common Council approves local hiring requirement for contracts
The Syracuse Common Council has voted in favor of an ordinance that will require contractors working on city projects to hire 20 percent of their workforce from within the city. Proponents of the...
View ArticleSyracuse hopes hiring ordinance will help put a dent in poverty
Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner has signed a Syracuse resident hiring ordinance into law. Officials have high hopes that this legislation can cut into the city’s high poverty rate. The law will require...
View ArticleHundreds rally for Black Lives Matter in Syracuse, mayor and police chief...
Hundreds of Black Lives Matter protesters in Syracuse marched at two separate rallies throughout downtown Syracuse on Monday. Elected and law enforcement officials met with angry, yet peaceful...
View ArticleSyracuse Common Council debates requiring rental inspections, landlords push...
Proposed legislation in central and northern New York would require inspections of rental units. Lawmakers are receiving pushback from landlords.
View ArticleProposal to require rental inspections in Syracuse put on hold
Proposed legislation in Syracuse which would require periodic interior inspections of rental properties, either by consent or warrant, every two years, is being put on hold. The Syracuse Common Council...
View ArticleSyracuse Common Council rejects rental inspection requirement
The Syracuse Common Council voted against requiring interior inspections of rental properties, either by consent or warrant, every two years. The measure failed by a 5-4 vote.
View ArticleSyracuse Common Council passes police-community dialogue
The Syracuse Common Council unanimously passed funding for a police-community dialogue project organized by InterFaith Works of Central New York. Police officers and community volunteer facilitators...
View ArticleSyracuse passes police video retrieval training, Land Bank budget; withdraws...
A number of items came up on the Syracuse Common Council agenda at a recent meeting. The Syracuse Police Department will be training officers and detectives on how to obtain video footage from corner...
View ArticleSyracuse councilors weigh in on mayor race, expectations for Miner's State of...
As she prepares to step down at the end of the year, Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner will give her state of the city speech on Thursday outlining her priorities for 2017. While the field is wide open...
View ArticleWith 2 open at-large seats, Timothy Rudd runs for Syracuse Common Council
After an unsuccessful bid for the Onondaga County Legislature, Democrat Timothy Rudd is running for Syracuse's Common Council. Rudd said he is not opposed to the idea of one day merging the governments...
View ArticleSyracuse councilor running for at-large seat responds to city's poor economic...
Syracuse Democratic Councilor Khalid Bey is looking to expand his influence by running for an open at-large seat on the Common Council in November. Bey is the chair of economic development in a city...
View ArticleSyracuse council candidates defend their records, offer new ideas
Syracuse common councilors and their challengers are defending their records and offering new ideas ahead of the upcoming election in November. A recent public forum for all the council candidates...
View ArticleA conversation with the four candidates running for two at-large Syracuse...
The race for mayor and the choice of whether or not to hold a constitutional convention have dominated the political headlines in Syracuse, but there are other important decisions facing voters in this...
View ArticleDevelopers of Whitney Lofts project seek Syracuse tax breaks
The developers of two historic buildings in downtown Syracuse are seeking tax breaks from the city. The Whitney Lofts project would feature 16 new apartments, a restaurant and a speakeasy bar. The tax...
View ArticleSyracuse Common Council to take another look at rental registry
New lawmakers on Syracuse’s Common Council are trying to tackle problems with rental properties by starting up an interior inspection program of the city’s one- and two-family rental properties....
View ArticleWalsh administration favors interior inspections of rental properties, some...
Legislation that would require interior inspections of rental properties in the city of Syracuse is being held. Some on the Syracuse Common Council are divided on the issue. Councilor Khalid Bey said...
View ArticleSyracuse expands rental registry, councilor says it's almost 'illusion of...
The Syracuse Common Council passed legislation expanding its rental registry to require interior inspections of all rental properties, including one and two-family dwellings. But some councilors said...
View ArticleIn push towards Syracuse’s financial stability, Walsh proposes tax increases
Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh is proposing tax increases in the next budget to avoid cuts to staff and services, the first since 2011. But some councilors question if savings can be found to avoid raising...
View ArticleDA's office investigating city of Syracuse over affidavits in dismissed lawsuit
The Onondaga County District Attorney’s office has confirmed that it is investigating the city of Syracuse. The investigation revolves around affidavits signed by two common councilors supporting a...
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