The mass shootings at a Buffalo grocery store and a Texas school prompts action from lawmakers, local students and Syracuse police. But a new art project honoring SU athletes kicked off this week, and organizers of a musical and public health festival announced its return.
The city of Syracuse will receive $123 million from the federal government as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 signed into law in March.
The act totaled $1.9 trillion. As part of the lawâs provisions, it will infuse state, county and municipal governments with hundreds of billions of dollars to help them recover from the economic effects of the novel coronavirus.
So itâs good that Syracuse will be able to use this money. The funds will amount to about half the cityâs annual budget.
But one item prioritized by officials is raising eyebrows, and for good reason. The Syracuse Common Council voted 6-3 on May 10 to spend $75,000 on a mural depicting four legendary basketball players from Syracuse: Manny Breland, Earl Lloyd Jr., Dolph Schayes and Breanna Stewart.