www.forbes.com
If they can figure out how to fund medicaid without using property taxes, there will be a land rush in central NY.Brief write-up in Forbes on the emerging tech scene in Syracuse:
A Surprising New Tech Center Is Emerging In Upstate New York
Upstate New York is spawning sizable tech companies, injecting new life into an area that’s long been seen as part of the depressed Rust Belt, albeit boosted by the presence of universities and stellar natural beauty.
And NYS has one of the most expansive Medicaid programs in the country. Property taxes are crushing here unless you live within the city limits but I expect they too will eventually catch up to the rest of the county.
Many moons ago, courts in NYS ruled that using property taxes to fund school systems was illegal (if not unconstitutional?). From a non-legalistic point of view, I don't think property taxes are suitable for funding lots of things.
Anyone have any info on the status of Harrison House in downtown Syracuse? It's been vacant for 10+ years now, right? What's the story? From 2011:
Deal would resume work on renovation of two high-rises in Syracuse
Upstate Medical University, Syracuse and Onondaga County appear to be on the verge of a tax settlement.www.syracuse.com
www.hb1872.build
That spot will offer a fantastic view of the skylineSaw that today, at the old George O'Dea's and it looks pretty damn nice
Indeed and the old bar was nothing to write home about. Glad to see that it's staying in the family too, it will be a welcome entrance to Tipp Hill on that side. Now if only Rosie O'Grady's would get some action, been vacant too long.
Maybe they could ditch the apartment idea at the bottom of bryant and put a bar or diner there too
not familiar with that project but agree, Tipp Hill needs a diner
Rosie’s sadly closed because of the violence there. They sponsored our rec basketball team for years when Driscoll owned it. Never really was a place that had any serious issues back then but weren’t there often on the weekend though. For some reason when the Coleman son took it over, it changed and there were weapons, attacks etc. Sad, it was a decent place and much larger than Dooley’s, O’Deas, which was always so odd shaped (but cool from the outside).
I played softball for them too back in the 80's, there was the occasional fist fight but never anything worse than that. It's a shame really, when they installed all the TVs it was a great place to go watch a game - other than they always had a plumbing issue with the bathrooms. Plus they have the giant patio. I can't imagine what the cost would be to get the place, it's an anchor to Tipp Hill.
