Mayor's Message, August 2025: Growing Our Business Base
The mayor writes that Syracuse has added over a hundred businesses in recent years and asks residents to shop local to ease pressure on the city budget.
Mayor's Message, February 2026: What To Know About A City Budget
The mayor explains how the city budget works, including that sales and property tax make about half of it and impact fees 10.99 percent.
August 2025
March 2024
Mayor's Message, March 2024: Budget Season
The mayor's March column explains how Syracuse builds its July to June budget, where the money goes, and how the city's tax burden ranks statewide.