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Senate approves moving Central New York Welcome Center to Auburn’s Equal Rights Heritage Center
Summary
On March 17, 2025, the New York State Senate passed a bill directing the state Department of Economic Development to relocate the Central New York Welcome Center from Destiny USA in Syracuse to the Equal Rights Heritage Center in Auburn after debate over foot traffic and local consultation; the measure passed 57–4.
The New York State Senate on March 17, 2025 passed legislation directing the state Department of Economic Development to move the Central New York Welcome Center from its current location at Destiny USA to the Equal Rights Heritage Center in the city of Auburn. The bill passed after roll call with 57 senators voting in favor and four voting no.
Senator Rachel May, sponsor of the bill, said the Auburn facility “was actually built to be a welcome center” and argued the move would return operating funds to a building constructed for that purpose. May said the current location at Destiny USA receives little activity at the welcome center itself and that relocating would place the center “right across from City Hall, right next to the Seward House historic…
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