Wasteful travel pay at Onondaga trash agency debated
The OCRRA board faces criticism for paying travel costs for chair Robert Hillers, who travels from Florida for winter meetings. Critics say taxpayers should not fund vacation travel, and the policy could push good workers away. County Legislator Robert Warner urges restraint while noting Hillers’ strong performance.
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Onondaga County Resource Recovery Agency
Herald American
Herald-Journal
Florida
Robert Hillers
Fayetteville
Sunshine State
Hillers
Robert Warner
van Buren
Trash Agency Board
Moynihan Pressed to Speak Up on Welfare Reform
The welfare reform debate rages in Washington as Moynihan, long a keen observer, finally speaks. The piece urges his informed, steady voice to guide policy, warning that sidelining reform risks harming children and increasing costs across crime, health care, and education.
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Washington
Banied
Patrick Moynihan
U.S
John Mica
Florida
Everglades
Moynihan
New York
Welfare Cysterm
Congress
Clinton
Senate
Moynilan
House
Reforming School Funding Beyond Property Taxes
A call for a community dialogue on school property taxes notes its regressive impact, especially on seniors, and highlights shifting state budgets from education to social services. It compares Michigan and New York moves toward reducing property tax reliance and urges broad public input and reform options.
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Fortu
Nately
George Pataki
Michigan
New York
State Senate
Residency Rule in Syracuse Debate Sparks City Tension
A Sept 11 letter in the Herald Journal argues many city workers live outside Syracuse, claiming four of five police officers and two thirds of city and school employees reside beyond the city line. The letter urges a mandatory city residency for officials and employees to strengthen community rapport.
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Herald- Journal
Mark Fuhrmans
Tinelli
Syracuse
Jean
Common Council
Syracuse Board of Education
Menton
Syracuse Clean City Plan Calls For Local Effort
A Syracuse reader urges residents to pick up two pieces of trash daily to boost the city’s ranking as a clean, desirable place to live and work, arguing low cost and high impact with broad participation.
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Syracuse
United States
James J, Phillips
Unaccounted cash worries shake city hall
Council member notes 1.6 million dollars in cash unverifiable and criticizes mayor and auditor for limiting scrutiny. He cites a cash gap of 81 thousand dollars as unaddressed, warns of an unprecedented city crisis, and says he is working full time to expose the issue amid pressure from officials. The article sketches a conflict over cash management and accountability.
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The
Herald-Journal
Common Council
Roy Bernardi
Finance Department
Stop selling cigarettes to minors in Onondaga County
Editorial urges immediate enforcement of the Adolescent Tobacco Use Prevention Act ATUPA after a year of merchant education. It argues for compliance checks, timely action against retailers selling to youths, and questions county legislators on prioritizing public health over sales. Eileen Ponto urges identification checks as good business for youth health.
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Bravo
Herald-Journal
Onondaga Junty
Bill Sanford
Eileen Ponto
Onondaga County Tobacco Education & Action Coalition
Syracuse
Letters Policy For Readers To Our Newspaper
Readers are invited to submit letters for publication. They should be succinct and legible and include the writer’s daytime telephone number. unsigned letters or those whose authorship cannot be verified will not be published. The paper reserves the right to edit letters for length and provides mailing and contact details for submission and questions.
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Herald American
P.O. Box
Syracuse
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L. Peter Lyman
James F. Kleimklaus
Jeffrey A. Barber
Ocrra Board
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Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Waseevict Medicare
Homeron Acad
Tony Lombardo Rose Center
Social Justice Committee
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Lewis City
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