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RDA purchase of parcel near Founders Park
- Council action
Approved: Surplus declaration and sale of 1.526 acres to the Redevelopment Agency · Agenda and reports Record → · Oct. 13, 2026
- Money in the record
land: $1.10 million — Purchase of 1.526 acres from the city; $16.50 per square foot was the price proposed on the agenda, final terms not stated in the recap Record → · Oct. 13, 2026
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- Syracuse approves a $1.8 million lease-purchase for a fire engine and water tender
Whether the lease has been signed and the first payment made.
- Syracuse sets terms to refinance its fire station bonds, but staff advised waiting
Whether the city has decided to proceed with the refinancing, and whether any bonds have been sold.
- Syracuse RDA turned down a change to the EOS gym rebate after missed conditions
What the agency's position is on the agreement's status after the vote, and whether any rebate has been paid for the project.
Syracuse: RDA proposals and fire station refinancing →
Syracuse approves a $1.8 million lease-purchase for a fire engine and water tender
The City Council approved a lease-purchase on Sept. 8, 2026 for a $1.2 million fire engine and a $600,000 water tender, paid in five annual installments at a fixed 4.55%, according to the council's minutes.
Syracuse sets terms to refinance its fire station bonds, but staff advised waiting
Syracuse's Municipal Building Authority authorized up to $11 million in refunding bonds on Sept. 8, 2026 to refinance the 2023 bonds that paid for Fire Station 32. Staff told the council that estimated savings had fallen to about $500,000 and recommended pausing the refinancing itself.
Syracuse RDA turned down a change to the EOS gym rebate after missed conditions
In April 2025 the Redevelopment Agency board unanimously denied a developer's request to amend the EOS gym's tax-increment rebate agreement. Staff had reported that footings were not finished by the agreement's deadline and that the permitted pool was smaller than the agreement required.
Syracuse RDA's El Matador proposal: a $1.1 million land price and $238,150 in credits
An Oct. 13 Redevelopment Agency packet proposes selling 1.526 acres near Founder's Park to CT Eatz Holdings LLC for an El Matador restaurant. After credits the buyer would pay $858,647 in cash, and a separate agreement would rebate part of the project's tax increment for up to 10 years.
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