Sharon Owens will take the oath of office as Syracuse’s next mayor in a private ceremony Wednesday evening. But before then, outgoing Mayor Ben Walsh will end his administration the same place he started it.
On that first New Year’s Eve as an incoming mayor in 2017, Walsh climbed the rickety stairs to the bell tower that watches over Syracuse City Hall. He’ll do that again.
“It’s a great view of the city,” Walsh said. “It’s a special place, one of many special things about being here in City Hall. So I will be up there on New Year’s Eve.”…