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Councilors review Hanover Square bond increase for fountain rehab and $55,000 Clinton Square security purchase

2573666 · March 12, 2025
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Parks Commissioner Saisha Byrd described three NYS parks grants and asked the council to amend a bond ordinance to increase the Hanover Square rehabilitation allocation by $300,000 because bids came in higher. The council also reviewed a $55,000 purchase of security planners and barriers for Clinton Square.

Parks Commissioner Saisha Byrd told the Syracuse City Common Council the Parks Department was presenting multiple items including state grant applications for youth programs and requests tied to capital projects in downtown parks.

For Hanover Square, Byrd asked the council to amend an existing bond ordinance authorizing the issuance of bonds for rehabilitation of the fountain and related work. Byrd said the original authorization capped the project at $1 million and the department seeks an additional…

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