Voting is just the start. Make sure you attend your local municipalities upcoming 2027 budget public hearings and share your thoughts. Many are happening next week. Visit your local municipal website or contact your town clerk for more information.
State and Local
From the State and Local Action Team
From the Consensus Options Report (page 13) Onondaga County has 13 different police departments. Depending on where you live you may be covered by a local police department or the County’s Sheriff Department. The Onondaga County Sheriff Department provides coverage and assistance to the entire county and all taxpayers share…
Budget time for towns across the state have started. Compare your town with others in Onondaga County or compare your town with others across the state. Make sure you are following your local government to learn when your public hearing will be held on your town budget. These public hearings…
As the 2026 Election takes shape, items will be posted here. Be sure to check back often!
There are many candidates on the ballot this year running for local office. More voters stay home in odd year elections so it is important that you vote in this year’s election. Share why you are voting with your friends, family and neighbors to get them out to vote too!…
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 map showing school taxes across Onondaga County. Above includes 19 school districts in Onondaga County. Note: some examples above show the same school district as school districts cross town lines. An average school tax bill from the properties I sampled is $6,270 dollars. All examples have increased…
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…