Syracuse Common Council

The mayor is proposing to use $27 million from the city's roughly $120 million reserves to balance the budget.

Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh proposed a budget that raises taxes 2%, while investing in housing, public safety, parks and more. He's also suggesting borrowing from city reserves.

Common Councilors are expected to approve a land swap that gives the city site control for the center.

Crews will begin paving city streets as part of a $25 million project approved by the Common Council, with work planned on major roads like East Brighton Avenue, East Colvin, and Midland Avenue.

VeoRide launched in Syracuse in the fall of 2021, and has seen steady ridership growth since.

Common councilors approved another half million dollars for sidewalk snow removal after already spending all of its first half million.

Councilors appointed three people this week to the police oversight board, and have one more to fill before it's at full strength.

The 2% hotel tax would add about $3 to the cost of a $150 room and is expected to raise about $1.5 million per year.

Common councilors voted to revoke the permits of Taste of Brooklyn in the Valley Plaza and Tommy's Bar on Wolf Street after numerous incidents of violence and other disturbances.

The city ordered the owner to begin demolishing the seven-story structure in June, but there's been little movement. Common councilors are being asked to approve funding for an emergency demolition.