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Ben Walsh, ever optimistic, reflects on a tumultuous year in Syracuse
Updated Jan 21, 2021;
Posted Jan 21, 2021
Mayor Ben Walsh attends as the city’s Christmas tree goes dark tonight for eight hours to honor the more than 400 people who’ve died from the coronavirus in Onondaga County, Syracuse, N.Y., Saturday Jan. 2, 2021.
Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com
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Syracuse, N.Y. For Ben Walsh, 2020 looked like it was going to be a pretty good year.
The 41-year-old was embarking on his third year as Syracuse’s mayor, and was on track to check a big campaign promise off his to-do list: balance the budget.