A community project meant to help rejuvenate a Southside Syracuse neighborhood is moving ahead, hoping to use state, local and federal funds and tax breaks to get it going. Developers say the Southside Renaissance Project will be transformative in one of the city’s poorest neighborhoods.
Mayor Ben Walsh, along with Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon, grew up around the corner from the proposed project.
“We spent our days coming down the hill playing baseball in Elmwood Park, going to Wilson Hill’s on the corner, getting our haircut,” said Walsh. “So, this is personal for us.”…