‘Draconian and dangerous’: Syracuse mayor blasts councilors for $16M in budget cuts

‘Draconian and dangerous’: Syracuse mayor blasts councilors for $16M in budget cuts

Syracuse, N.Y. — In a meeting packed with about 100 concerned city employees, the Syracuse Common Council unanimously — and without any discussion — passed more than 80 budget amendments that cut proposed spending by about $16 million.

Syracuse lawmakers approve $16M in cuts from mayor's budget

The Common Council on Thursday voted to cut about $16 million from Mayor Ben Walsh’s final proposed budget.Councilors made the cuts to remove a proposed 2% tax hike and water increase from Walsh’s budget.The Council’s amended budget will include about $332 million in expenditures, albeit with no tax increase and only about $14 million pulled from the city’s general fund. Walsh proposed pulling about $27 million from the city’s general fund.The C…