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Local leaders call for solutions to prevent tractor trailers from hitting CSX bridge
CNY town to award $1 million in grants to spruce up businesses, buildings in target area
Salina, N.Y. – The town of Salina plans to award $1 million in grants to a number of businesses and building owners along Old Liverpool Road who agree to use the money to spruce up their property. Salina Town Supervisor Nicholas Paro is formally announcing the grant program Wednesday morning. Paro said the town received… Continue reading CNY town to award $1 million in grants to spruce up businesses, buildings in target area
CNY town’s former civic center is sold and will be converted into 3 businesses
Salina, N.Y. – The town of Salina has sold its former civic center at 2826 LeMoyne Ave. in Mattydale to a home health care company. Elite Home Care, which specializes in home health care services, purchased the 11,000-square-foot building from the town for about $265,000, said Salina Town Supervisor Nick Paro.
Another Onondaga County town abandons full-value tax assessment. ‘Enough is enough’
Syracuse, N.Y. – Another town in Onondaga County has given up trying to keep property tax assessments level with current housing prices, despite advice from state officials that full-value assessing is the fairest and most accurate approach. The Salina town board on Monday voted to stop the practice of full-value assessment in 2023, for the… Continue reading Another Onondaga County town abandons full-value tax assessment. ‘Enough is enough’
New laws in an Onondaga County town aim to limit tobacco and vaping shops
Salina, N.Y. – Salina officials have approved new laws that aim to crackdown on the increasing number of tobacco shops opening up in the northern Onondaga County town. Salina appears to be the first municipality in Onondaga County to pass laws to discourage high concentrations of tobacco and vape shops in an area.
Starbucks is coming to a busy intersection in northern Onondaga County
Salina, N.Y. – A new drive-thru Starbucks is coming to the intersection of Buckley and Elwood Davis Road in the town of Salina, town officials said. The new coffee shop will be built on a vacant piece of land at the corner of the two busy roads, said town Supervisor Nick Paro. It’s located near the… Continue reading Starbucks is coming to a busy intersection in northern Onondaga County
Longtime Salina hotel to lay off 123 workers and turn building into luxury senior housing
Salina, N.Y. — A longtime Salina hotel is being sold to a buyer who plans to turn it into luxury housing for people 55 and older. The Ramada by Wyndham, which has stood at 441 Electronics Parkway for 60 years, is scheduled to close on Dec. 22, putting all its 123 employees, many of them… Continue reading Longtime Salina hotel to lay off 123 workers and turn building into luxury senior housing
Salina partners with Home HeadQuarters for home improvement loan program
SALINA — Homeowners in the town of Salina will be able to make much-needed repairs to their properties thanks to a new loan program. The town is partnering with Home HeadQuarters to offer $15,000 home improvement loans at a 1% interest rate payable over seven to 10 years. The program began June 15 for the… Continue reading Salina partners with Home HeadQuarters for home improvement loan program
Town of Salina Supervisor: Amazon truck crash into parkway bridge should be “wake-up call”
SALINA, N.Y. — It happened again. That’s what people who live in and around Onondaga County are used to saying all the time when it comes to the railroad bridge over the Onondaga Lake Parkway in the Town of Salina. “This is I guess, kind of a welcome to the neighborhood moment for Amazon. I think… Continue reading Town of Salina Supervisor: Amazon truck crash into parkway bridge should be “wake-up call”