SHARE Syracuse businessman Stephen Skinner has announced he is running for Onondaga County Legislature, taking on incumbent Democrat Peggy Chase for the right to represent the area both call home — the "village within the city" known as Eastwood. What You Need To Know Eastwood is known as the "village within the city" Skinner is linked to more than 60 businesses starting up in Syracuse The business owner pays for a weekly street clean up crew to keep Eastwood roads litter-free Skinner has renovated thousands of blighted homes in Eastwood in the past 20 years Local business owners said Skinner, who is running as a Republican, has played a major role helping them bring Eastwood back. Twenty years ago, Skinner said his mission was to change this blighted neighborhood in Syracuse into something beautiful.