SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — A rare public rebuke by the Syracuse Common Council outright rejected Mayor Ben Walsh’s city budget plan. The councilors, offering their cut costs, slashed nearly every department.
Thursday afternoon, the city’s councilors approved 87 amendments in their special meeting, claiming that the mayor spent more money than the city could absorb throughout his term. The council also said it doesn’t need to raise taxes to control costs.
One of the most significant projects approved included a $4.5 million bond for a sidewalk improvement program…