Meet the candidates running for Syracuse mayor
Emily Steinberger | Photo Editor
(Clockwise from top left) Thomas Babilon, Khalid Bey, Janet Burman, Michael Greene and Ben Walsh are all running for Syracuse mayor.
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Five candidates are running for election in the 2021 Syracuse mayoral race two Republicans, two Democrats and incumbent Mayor Ben Walsh running as an independent. The Democrats and Republicans will face each other in the June 22 primary with the winners of both primaries going up against Walsh on Nov. 9.
Here’s a breakdown of each candidate’s background and plan for the city, in alphabetical order:
Common Council approves Syracuse police reform plan
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Syracuse’s Common Council unanimously adopted the Syracuse Police Reform and Reinvention Plan on Monday, over a month after it was first put on the council’s agenda.
The plan details changes in the Syracuse Police Department’s hiring process, response to calls and community outreach, among other changes. After comments from the public and council, Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens presented updates to the original draft document, creating an oversight committee and a more concrete timeline for implementing the changes.
Despite improvements to the plan, councilors Ronnie White and Khalid Bey expressed concerns about accountability.
Vote on Tech Garden expansion delayed, again, after heated dispute among Syracuse councilors
Updated Mar 15, 2021;
Posted Mar 15, 2021
Rendering shows a planned two-story addition to the Syracuse Tech Garden, a business incubator at South Warren and Harrison streets in downtown Syracuse. The state of New York is contributing $12.5 million to the more than $15 million cost of the addition. QPK Design
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Syracuse, N.Y. Councilor Michael Greene again delayed a vote on a lease agreement for the Tech Garden Monday after raising multiple concerns about the future of an event space at the building and the city’s financial relationship with the facility’s operator, CenterState CEO.
Syracuse lawmakers, Tech Garden strike a deal on expansion: no profit-sharing after all
Updated Mar 12, 2021;
Posted Mar 12, 2021
The Tech Garden, a business accelerator operated by CenterState CEO in downtown Syracuse. Axa Towers is in the background. (Photo shot June 25, 2020.) (Rick Moriarty | rmoriarty@syracuse.com)Rick Moriarty | rmoriarty@syracuse.com
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Syracuse, N.Y. CenterState CEO reached a deal with Syracuse lawmakers this week to move ahead with the expansion of its business incubator, the Tech Garden, without the profit-sharing agreement desired by some Common Councilors.
The deal involves a shorter lease than originally planned and a promise from CenterState to make new money available to companies that keep their businesses in the city.
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