Common Council rejects introduction of sidewalk maintenance program
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Sidewalks have been a focus of both Greene and Walsh’s campaigns for mayor. Walsh cited sidewalk maintenance as a priority in his 2021 State of the City address, and it s one of Greene’s most important campaign issues.
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The Syracuse Common Council turned down efforts to introduce the municipal sidewalk program, which Mayor Ben Walsh announced last week, at its Monday meeting.
Councilor-at-Large Michael Greene introduced the program, which would commit $4.5 million toward refurbishing and building sidewalks throughout the city, as a late addition to the meeting. Because the program was not on the original meeting agenda, Greene added it as a waiver item. It needed six votes to be added to the agenda, and the council voted against it.
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