In short
Mayor Dave Maughan’s August column is about business development and the city’s tax base. He writes that Syracuse has gained more than a hundred new businesses in the past few years, including restaurant franchises, independent restaurants, and professional service offices, and that the city spent years working to bring Costco here. His ask of residents is to support local businesses first, because a broader tax base takes pressure off the city budget and off individual property owners. He says more business prospects are lined up but does not name them.
Everything else
Why the city pushes business development
- The mayor writes that the city has put extra focus on business development over the last few years and that diversifying the tax base is essential to the city’s future.
- Every business license in the city helps the tax base, not just the recognizable names, because businesses help pay for the city services residents use. Even e-commerce retailers create a point of sale inside the city.
- The mayor writes that the city spent years developing solutions to bring Costco to Syracuse because, statistically, no other business brings as much business with it.
What has opened
- Franchise restaurants that have opened in Syracuse include Jack in the Box, Jersey Mike’s, and Jet’s Pizza.
- The column also names restaurants with only a few locations anywhere that chose Syracuse: Ol’ Skool, The Crepery, Morty’s Cafe, Ramen Garden, and Bowls and Cheers.
- Beyond restaurants, the mayor writes that many professional service businesses have opened, including salons, attorneys, medical offices, and construction trade services, with over a hundred new businesses in the past few years.
The ask, and what is next
- The mayor asks residents to support local businesses first: if a service is available in Syracuse, spending there helps fund the city residents pay taxes in.
- He recounts telling a youth group that it is better to hope every business in the city flourishes, because successful businesses attract more choices and a more diversified tax base puts less pressure on individual property owners.
- The mayor writes that the city has “some really exciting business prospects” lined up and will share the names as they apply for licenses and building permits. No names or dates are given.
- Contact for the mayor as listed in the issue: Mayor Dave Maughan, [email protected], 801-927-7752.
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