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Working Families Party will give its coveted mayoral ballot line to. no one
Updated Mar 11, 2021;
Posted Mar 11, 2021
Michael Greene (top left) and Khalid Bey (bottom left) are seeking the Democratic Party nomination to challenge Ben Walsh (right) for Syracuse mayor in 2021. Photos by Dennis Nett and Scott Schild.
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Syracuse, N.Y. The Working Families Party has decided who to endorse in the Syracuse mayor’s race: No one.
Party leaders chose not to give any candidate the coveted ballot line in this year’s race. Three candidates had interviewed with local party members: Mayor Ben Walsh, an independent, and Democratic challengers Khalid Bey and Michael Greene.
MIDDLEBURY â The Board of Finance met with representatives from the fire and police departments on Wednesday, February 24, to review input for the 2021-22 budget.
Fire Chief Brett Kales noted a 9 percent increase of $27,748.47 in the proposed budget of $303,649.78.
The largest area of increase was for rescue equipment testing at $5,000. Most line items remained flat.
There was a 3 percent increase in the fire chiefâs salary, which equates to $269.59.
The department has a staff of 45 firefighters, 12 junior firefighters, 12 ladies auxiliary members and 12 ambulance auxiliary members and operates 10 fire department vehicles and two ambulances.
During the pandemic, the fire department has been training only to the extent allowed by the governorâs guidelines and limiting access to the firehouse.
MIDDLEBURY — The Board of Finance, meeting Wednesday, February 10, received the 2021-22 town budget, which contains a 1.81 percent increase when compared to last year.