This week’s groundbreaking for phase one of the East Adams housing project goes beyond the pomp and circumstance of such events. It carries more significance for a public housing community that’s lived on the margins for decades.
Deputy mayor and mayor-elect Sharon Owens has been leading the redevelopment plans for most of her eight years at city hall. She said when she takes office, she’ll remain committed to moving other pieces of the project forward.
“The city of Syracuse now is in the process of owning Latimer Terrace for continued development for amenities for this neighborhood,” she said. “[We’re] really creating an affordable, eclectic, housing, living, playing, business neighborhood that will include the people who originated here.”…