Syracuse Common Council

New York state has added $125 million to expand eligibility for rent relief, due to the pandemic. Syracuse officials say while that help is appreciated, it’s significantly less than what the need is, and they still want to allocate $1 million in federal stimulus funding to help more renters. Some city councilors are upset Onondaga County isn’t putting in any of its own money into the expansion.

The city of Syracuse wants to expand the income eligibility of people who are getting rental assistance from the federal government because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But before city councilors allocate the money, they want to see if Onondaga County, which is administering the rent relief program, will match it.

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh is proposing to use $800,000 in American Rescue Plan funding to go towards construction and technology job training and placement for communities of color, women and veterans.

The Syracuse Common Council has agreed to pay the salary increases, benefits and bonuses that were awarded to the city’s police department, after negotiations over the union contract went to arbitration.

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh continues to propose ways to spend $123 million allocated to the city from the American Rescue Plan stimulus package.

This week’s primary had a race among Democrats in Syracuse for two councilor-at-large seats on the city’s Common Council. Some political newcomers are…

The city of Syracuse now has a new municipal sidewalk program, where the city assumes responsibility and repair of all sidewalks, instead of property…

A municipal sidewalk program in the city of Syracuse, where the city would assume responsibility and maintenance over sidewalks instead of property…

The fate of a proposed mural featuring four Syracuse basketball legends is in the hands of Common Councilors, after Mayor Ben Walsh vetoed spending…

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh said his administration will have a plan in place by the end of the month as to how they will spend $123 million in federal…