SHA board chairman resigns amid East Adams project conflict of interest

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Ryan Benz, chairman of the Syracuse Housing Authority Board of Commissioners, resigned Thursday after a potential conflict of interest review involving the authority’s East Adams redevelopment project, syracuse.com reported.

Benz, a real estate developer, was appointed to the SHA board by former Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh in March 2025 and elected chairman that November. During his time at SHA, he was involved in its major redevelopment in the East Adams neighborhood…

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