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Failed lease agreement leaves City of Syracuse equipment outside

Citizens walk across the street away from a brick building.
Katie Zilcosky
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WAER
Syracuse City Hall sits at 233 E. Washington St. in downtown.

The City of Syracuse is once again looking for space to store millions of dollars of vehicles and equipment after a proposed lease at a Dewitt warehouse fell through.

Syracuse Common Councilors on Monday were asked to approve a three-year lease for 33,000 square feet of space at the former New Venture Gear factory.

Commissioner of Assessment Matt Oja told councilors ahead of the vote that the landlord had an extraordinary circumstance that prevented him from leasing the space.

Meanwhile, numerous police, fire, and public works vehicles will remain unprotected from the winter elements as they go without a place to be stored.

Scott Willis covers politics, local government, transportation, and arts and culture for WAER. He came to Syracuse from Detroit in 2001, where he began his career in radio as an intern and freelance reporter. Scott is honored and privileged to bring the day’s news and in-depth feature reporting to WAER’s dedicated and generous listeners. You can find him on twitter @swillisWAER and email him at srwillis@syr.edu.