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Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon delivers his State of the County address at the National Veterans Resource Center on Wednesday, March 31, 2021.Katrina Tulloch
STATE OF THE COUNTY: The immediate reaction was mostly positive Wednesday night when Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon outlined a $142 million stimulus plan to help the county move forward after the pandemic. Legislators also said they want to hear more details.(Katrina Tulloch photo)
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Ryan McMahon’s ‘bold plan’ for 2021 draws praise, but legislators await details
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Syracuse, N.Y. – The immediate reaction was mostly positive Wednesday night when Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon outlined a $142 million stimulus plan to help the county move forward after the pandemic.
Even Democratic county legislators said they were impressed by the initial outlines of the plan from the Republican McMahon. His speech described large investments in tourism and other economic development, anti-poverty measures, and infrastructure investments.
Legislators also said they want to hear more details.
“It sounded good. It sounded real good. But the proof is in whether it happens,’ said County Legislator Linda Ervin, the Democratic floor leader.
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WAER s Chris Bolt reports on Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon s vision for the area in 2021.
The county’s path through the COVID pandemic - which started just a little more than a year ago - was front and center in a video presentation that laid out the first COVID case last year, shutting down of businesses and schools, setting up a COVID hotline, drive-thru testing, then slow reopening and vaccinations. McMahon however spent a lot more time talking about how the county struggled forward.
“The Onondaga County Civic Development Corporation offered bridge loans to small businesses. Onondaga County’s Industrial Development Corporation set aside half-a-million dollars to assist small businesses in offsetting the cost of PPE, HVAC upgrades and other necessary measures.”