The Syracuse Common Council approved $500,000 dollars to construct five single-family homes on West Kennedy Street in the South Side today. The homes will be built and sold by HomeQuarter Inc.
Before the Common Council meeting started at 1 p.m., I went to West Kennedy Street to talk to people who live in area about the renovations the city is planning on making. Many of the people living in the area, did not even know the city was spending lots of money on their neighborhood.
One resident I spoke to, Marilyn Akins has lived in the neighborhood for more then 10 years and lately she said she has been thinking about buying elsewhere, and if she does not move she will be putting up a fence around her house. Akins said she thinks it is a good idea that the city is spending money to build single-family homes and believes it will help increase property values as well as upbring the neighborhood.
Another resident I spoke to, Tommie Brandon, who lives next to one of the vacant lots the city will be using to build one of the new homes said he believes the homes will help decrease drug activity in the neighborhood.
Construction is expected to start soon.
Go here to see the agenda the Syracuse Common Council approved on the housing initiative: http:/www.syracuse.ny.us/viewCcAgenda.asp
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