Onondaga County has 19 towns. All town budgets fiscal year run from January 1st – December 31st. Town budgets must be adopted by November 20th.  There are multiple ways you can follow along and participate in the budget process. The Supervisor’s tentative budget is released by October 5th. After review…

Here are the pros and cons we have been hearing and discussing about changing county legislators terms from 2 to 4 years and implementing 12 year term limits.

In Syracuse, the Primary is the Election!! Vote June 24, 2025! Polls open from 6AM - 9PM. Vote early June 14 – June 22 visit onvote.net for polling locations & hours. Or vote by mail!

Here is a closer look a sampling of town taxes in Onondaga County. I have updated a couple of the examples from my previous post to get a better sampling of similar properties across Onondaga County. These properties had an market value or assessment value around $244,000 in 2017. In…

Onondaga County Democrats sued in 2022 Republicans and County Executive Ryan McMahon over maps they claimed were drawn improperly. A judge ruled that Onondaga County’s current district maps must be redrawn in September 2024. Republicans have since proposed new maps that reflect some small changes to districts. Democrats are proposing…

Let’s take a look at what our taxes are funding. Above shows the budget broken down by department. I did my best to give an idea based on the information provided in the 2025 Budget Book to show what Onondaga County residents are funding with our local dollars vs other…

Taking a closer look at the information in the 2025 Executive Budget Book, it seems to show only so many “budgeted” positions are actually funded in the county budget. In the budget it mentions filled positions, budgeted positions and staffing. If departments are 30 – 40% understaffed looking at the…

We will be looking through Onondaga County's $1.5 billion dollar for 2025 budget highlighting data, asking questions and advocating for the county to do more for the residents of Onondaga County.

See examples of property taxes across Onondaga County for a single family home with an average market value of $237,000 in 2016 compared to 2024.

UPDATE: On April 22, 2024 the Syracuse Common Council voted 5 – 4 to pass changes to the Citizen Review Board. The Mayor is reviewing the legislation and will make a determination following a required public hearing to be held May 1. We will post details of the public hearing…