What to know about Syracuse s city budget and how it will be used
Sarah Lee | Asst. Photo Editor
The city is not going to increase Syracuse property taxes in 2022, according to the budget plan.
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Mayor Ben Walsh announced plans to hire more police officers, expand the city’s technology programs and create an organization to help maintain housing conditions in his 2022 city budget presentation on April 8.
Syracuse’s total budget for 2022 is $264.9 million, Walsh announced in his “Road to Recovery” presentation. About $20.7 million comes from federal COVID-19 relief, which allocates $651 billion to cities across the United States.
By Dave Smith
Apr 8, 2021
Syracuse, N.Y. - Mayor Ben Walsh s nearly 265 million dollar 2022 budge, contains many things, some old some new.
It restores city services to pre-pandemic levels and will make investments into housing equality, public safety, schools, and parks and recreation programs. It does not include a property tax hike for city residents.
The mayor also announced that City pools will be open this summer.
He also announced the creation of the new High-Occupancy Monitoring and Enforcement (
HOME) Unit.
Its a multi-department city team charged with proactive monitoring and enforcement of housing conditions in large residential complexes. The unit will include representatives from Codes, Police, Fire, Law and Neighborhood and Business Development. Their goal is to enforce provisions that protect tenant health, safety and well-being; improving the quality of existing affordable housing; developing new safe housing initiatives; and help both tenants and landlord