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Syracuse businessman Stephen Skinner has announced he is running for Onondaga County Legislature, taking on incumbent Democrat Peggy Chase for the right to represent the area both call home the village within the city known as Eastwood.
What You Need To Know
Eastwood is known as the village within the city
Skinner is linked to more than 60 businesses starting up in Syracuse
The business owner pays for a weekly street clean up crew to keep Eastwood roads litter-free
Skinner has renovated thousands of blighted homes in Eastwood in the past 20 years
Local business owners said Skinner, who is running as a Republican, has played a major role helping them bring Eastwood back. Twenty years ago, Skinner said his mission was to change this blighted neighborhood in Syracuse into something beautiful.