Rome Mayor Jacqueline Izzo says there is no sewage in the canal, after photos were posted to social media showing brown water flowing into the waterway under the Mill Street bridge earlier this week.
The plan is to use smart city infrastructure to offer ubiquitous connectivity physical and wireless between homes, businesses, educational institutions, public safety, community services and modern vehicles.
The city of Rome is poised to come out of the pandemic stronger, Mayor Jacqueline Izzo said Thursday when she was the guest speaker at the Rome Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting.
“We were able to keep our projects moving,” Izzo said, providing updates on most of the economic activity taking place throughout the city.
Izzo touched on newer projects such as Woodhaven, housing developments in the city, Downtown Revitalization Initiatives (DRI) and construction taking place within Griffiss Business and Technology Park, during her roughly half-hour speech.
The mayor also spoke on city infrastructure projects, such as upgrading the city’s sewer system.
The unveiling will take place at 11 a.m. at 301 W. Dominick St.
Officials expected to attend include Oneida Indian Nation Representative Ray Halbritter, Rome Mayor Jacqueline Izzo and Oneida County Executive Anthony Picente Jr.
Izzo said the project was completely funded by the Nation and will help kick off public art projects on West Dominick Street, which is part of the city’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) project.
“There is a lot of history, and this is another way to showcase our history to the country,” Izzo said.
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