The plan called for county money to help fund the demolition of buildings in the Near West Side, freeing up money to spend on housing.
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Agency tasked with carrying out Syracuse’s new housing strategy to meet for 1st time
The board’s will combat Syracuse’s housing crisis by using funding to secure the city’s middle-income neighborhoods.
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Syracuse lawmakers take first public step toward learning about ‘good cause’ eviction protections
Two experts from CNY Fair Housing answered questions the Common Council’s questions about how ‘good cause’ would work in Syracuse.
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Central Current to host public housing forum on East Adams redevelopment
Join us on October 7th from 5 – 6:30 pm in the Community Room of the Salt City Market on Salina St. for a public Q&A with community leaders shaping the future of public housing in Syracuse.
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New documentary to show how Central New Yorkers picked solutions to increase testing for lead poisoning
The documentary will air at the Everson Museum of Art at 6 p.m.
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Syracuse lawmakers approve new housing strategy to invest in middle-income neighborhoods
City officials developed the plan based on a study of Syracuse’s housing stock that found the city lacks affordable and quality housing.
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Lone lawmaker who delayed Syracuse Housing Strategy to vote for the strategy
Councilor Rasheada Caldwell stalled voting on the strategy after alleging the city did not do enough outreach about the plan.
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Oswego wanted to be ‘ahead of the curve’ on public homelessness. So the city criminalized it.
People caught sleeping in public spaces can be fined $100 or incarcerated for 15 days.
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Residents pack East Side library with questions about Syracuse’s proposed housing strategy
The Common Council delayed a vote on the plan after a councilor accused the city of failing to do adequate outreach about the plan.
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Syracuse and Onondaga County are finally set to spend feds’ lead funding. Will they have enough contractors next time?
Over the last five years, the city and county have struggled to spend millions in federal funding meant to address the city’s lead crisis.
