City councilors give themselves pay raises
The increase applies to the Common Council president, the councilors, the mayor and the city auditor. Read more »
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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 »
News briefs: 3 stories you may have missed this weekend
Candidates for Disability Cultural Center director will give presentations on disability culture. Read more »
Common Council could allocate more funds for SU area bicycle network
The Council will vote Monday on a proposal to approve an additional $330,500 for the University Hill Bike Network Implementation Project. If approved, the money will be used to purchase ice bikes, which have blades that let them go smoothly over icy paths. Read more »
Syracuse’s Inner Harbor to be completed within next decade
Catherine Johnson, CEO of Cor Development, detailed the company’s future plans at a Common Council meeting Wednesday. Read more »
Syracuse’s Common Council and its initiatives, explained
Syracuse’s Common Council is the legislative body of the city, and it works with the university on projects including the Connective Corridor and the Syracuse Center of Excellence. Read more »
Don’t own a bike in Syracuse? You could be able to rent one by the end of the year.
Mayor Ben Walsh initially proposed the idea during his “state of the city” speech late last month. Read more »
Code inspections proposal could affect tenants
Syracuse’s Common Council is considering a possible change to the city’s rental requirements that would allow code enforcement inspectors to perform interior inspections. Read more »
Democrat Latoya Allen clinches District 4 council seat to represent portions of Syracuse University campus, South Side
Latoya Allen is a youth program organizer who works on the South Side. She supports the “community grid” option for replacing a deteriorating section of Interstate 81 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 »
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 »
Syracuse officials hope to improve community/police relations with basketball
Hoops and Heroes secured $3,726 in additional funds from the common council on Tuesday. The program brings police and youth together by having officers volunteer to coach 60 Syracuse city high school students. Read more »
Syracuse Common Council votes against amendment requiring inspection of rental properties
Councilor Khalid Bey introduced the rental properties item to the Syracuse Common Council on Monday. Fellow councilors addressed that funding concerns for the house inspections need improvement. Read more »
After debate, city will not house immigrant children
The federal government is no longer considering locating a shelter for immigrant children in Syracuse’s North Side. Federal officials will not use the former campus… Read more »
