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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1995
Page
1
Cloudy bay area forecast with light showers in the period. Friday turns colder with a few showers and a high near 54. Saturday remains mostly cloudy with a high around 54 and a low near 38. Sunday looks partly sunny and warmer with a high near 60 and a low around 40.
Grentaga County Executive proposes a 1996 budget that lowers property tax rates in most towns while raising overall spending by 2.2 percent to 757.7 million. The plan calls for a $10.64 full value tax rate, a median home impact of a $15 decrease, but local rates may rise in Camillus Geddes Syracuse and some villages. A $7,274 hike to the sewer bill would bring the annual charge to 223.96 for a single family home. Water rates by the Metropolitan Water Board stay flat. The plan also includes merging the county corrections department and sheriff's jail division, with the merger closing the Jameaville facility.
County officials propose closing PACT penitentiary annex to save about 1 million dollars next year while avoiding layoffs by reallocating corrections staff. They urge 19.8 million dollars for Onondaga Lake cleanup, Harbor Brook sewer project, wetlands, and Hiawatha Boulevard sewer work. Medicaid share would rise to about 60 million. Budget to be reviewed by the legislature with hearings on October 5 and adoption set for October 20, 1995.
The Senate approved broad welfare reform 87 to 12 ending the federal guarantee of subsistence income for many single mothers and children. Eleven Democrats and one Republican opposed. House and Senate must reconcile differing versions on child care funding state spending obligations and reallocation of programs.
Orville Redenbacher, longtime face of the gourmet popcorn brand, died at 88 in Coronado after a heart attack in a whirlpool. A Purdue agronomy graduate, he and Charles Bowman developed the hybrid corn and later the fluffier popcorn. Survived by two daughters and 12 grandchildren. Published tributes emphasize his public image matched his work in promoting the product.
Homicide cases and city planning notes mix with a YMCA fitness leader interview and an $82 million radar contract for Romania. A downtown buffet chain opens in DeWitt while United Way aims higher. A social column highlights a $405,000 fundraiser and Harmonics Blow Off success as season winds down with playoff chances uncertain. Editorials critique travel by a state trash agency board chair.
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