Trash incinerator wins final state permit in Onondaga County
Onondaga County's $178 million trash incinerator received the final operating permit from New York State, allowing continued burning through September 30, 2000. A ammonia leak at the site caused a brief shutdown, with no injuries reported. The agency aims to correct past overcapacity and debt while maintaining ongoing state communications.
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Cicero highway workers win layoff case and union rights ruling
A Cicero judge upheld public employees rights to union representation and protected activity after layoffs. The town must pay lost wages and benefits, with some unemployment offset, and faces budget implications next year due to additional staff. Union leaders call the ruling a victory with broader ramifications beyond Cicero.
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Welfare reforms worry Onondaga County officials
Onondaga County officials, led by County Executive Nicholas Pirro, debate welfare reform as a national issue grows. Four pilot programs, including Child Assistance, fingerprinting, Front End Detection, and Jobs Plus, aim to curb fraud and promote work. Tax bills frame public attention as voters weigh Medicaid costs against welfare programs.
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Auburn teacher charged after luring youth to hotel room
Warren County deputies charged 40 year old William Joseph Carr of 38 First Ave Owarco with misdemeanor counts of endangering the welfare of a child and imprisonment after allegedly luring a 12 year old boy to a hotel room at the Ramada Inn on Interstate 87 and performing acts of a sexual nature. Carr, a foreign language teacher with 15 years in the district, was suspended pending investigation.
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Legislature Candidates Vicki Baker and Andrew Zaplatynsky
Vicki Baker, a nurse and Democrat from Syracuse, seeks a fourth two year term for the legislature. She promotes integrity, diversity and independence and is endorsed by the Onondaga County Democratic Party and the Independence Party. Andrew Zaplatynsky, Republican and concertmaster of the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, runs for the legislature citing need for cross party cooperation. backed by the Onondaga County Republican Committee and the Conservative Party and running on the Freedom line.
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Merger ideas and tax fears shape district race
Baker supports some merger of corrections and jail services if savings are shown, while Zaplatynsky says towns must agree and warns against forced changes. Both stress Medicaid costs, prevention, and redrawing welfare funding, with focus on lake cleanup, economic growth, and high taxes, especially school taxes.
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