Good morning and thank you for coming today ... - City of Syracuse
Good morning and thank you for coming today ... - City of Syracuse
Good morning and thank you for coming today ... - City of Syracuse
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the proliferation <strong>of</strong> new businesses <strong>and</strong> expansion <strong>of</strong> high<br />
technology jobs.<br />
On University Hill <strong>and</strong> downtown there are hundreds <strong>of</strong><br />
millions <strong>of</strong> dollars in projects underway or on the drawing<br />
board. There is more to be done <strong>and</strong> in the <strong>coming</strong> months<br />
we need to bring developers <strong>and</strong> city planners together to<br />
reduce red tape associated with building projects in the city.<br />
<strong>City</strong> <strong>and</strong> School District Finances — As one city servant<br />
leaves, another arrives. I want to acknowledge <strong>and</strong><br />
welcome our new <strong>City</strong> School Superintendent, Daniel<br />
Lowengard who is in his first week. The Superintendent <strong>and</strong><br />
I had a good meeting earlier this week about our mutual<br />
challenges to financing our <strong>City</strong> <strong>and</strong> School District<br />
operations. I am motivated by our meeting <strong>and</strong> feel that our<br />
relationship will produce the ultimate goal that we all desire<br />
<strong>and</strong> that is the best educational system in the State <strong>for</strong> our<br />
children.<br />
The Superintendent <strong>and</strong> I will be traveling to Albany<br />
together soon to meet with our State delegation <strong>and</strong> other<br />
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