SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Syracuse Mayor Sharon Owens has given the city’s Interstate 81 project director an ultimatum: move into the city by the end of March or lose his job, according to the mayor’s office.
City officials confirmed that I-81 Project Director Joe Driscoll was told he must secure a residence within Syracuse by the end of March 2026 to remain employed.
According to the mayor’s office, Driscoll owns a single-family home in the city but informed the mayor-elect before Jan. 1 that, following his 2024 marriage, he was often living at his spouse’s residence outside city limits. After that conversation, Owens gave Driscoll until the end of March to establish residency in Syracuse…