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Sponsor a Downtown Flower Basket!

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As our downtown sidewalks are covered in snow, think about the beautiful flower baskets that hang above them during the summer months. Sponsor a flower basket and add charm to our downtown neighborhood. Baskets are $45 each for the season and include watering and maintenance by Downtown Committee staff. Donations are tax-deductible! Click here for... Read more »

“Delivering a First-Rate Mobility System for CNY” – 2015 Study Topic

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The Onondaga Citizens League Board of Directors has announced that the 2015 OCL study will focus on Central New York’s mobility system, including public transit and alternative models of transportation and access for area residents. The study will commence early in 2015. The proposal presented to the Board stated that “although Syracuse’s transportation system is... Read more »

Show Your Support for Civic Literacy and Community Improvement!

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If you think we need more informed discussion and citizen involvement in resolving community issues, then please support OCL by becoming a member in November! Join OCL or make a contribution by November 20 and be entered into a drawing of 2014-2015 OCL members to win two tickets to the Dec. 6 Syracuse University basketball... Read more »

Endowed Scholarship Fund Honors Dr. Alice Sterling Honig

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The Dr. Alice Sterling Honig Endowed Scholarship Fund to benefit students majoring in child and family studies at Syracuse University has been created through a generous gift by her long-time colleague and retired Syracuse University faculty member, Dr. Bettye Caldwell. Honig and Caldwell met at Syracuse University in 1963 when Caldwell hired Honig as a... Read more »

Consensus Reviews Baseline Data and Analysis of Government Spending

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Consensus CNY, the Local Government Modernization Commission created earlier this year to conduct a comprehensive study of government structure and costs in Onondaga County, has begun to review baseline data collected by CGR, the project consultant. The first phase reports presented at the Commission’s public meetings, provide a common information base that will be used... Read more »