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What will Liedka bring to the table? East Syracuse village mayor to run for county legislature By Tami S. Zimmerman editor@eaglebulletin.com East Syracuse Mayor Danny Liedka announced last week he is running for a seat on the Onondaga County Legislature. Election Day is Tuesday Nov. 8.

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The two-term mayor wants to represent residents of the newly redrawn seventh district, which covers parts of DeWitt, Eastwood, Sedgewick and East Syracuse, as well as one election district in the city’s 17th Ward. Currently, no incumbent resides in this district. Last year, Liedka unsuccessfully vied for a seat in the state Senate 49th Liedka District against incumbent Democrat David Valesky. He lost the Republican line in the primary election against challenger Andrew Russo, who later lost in the general

election to Valesky. In the following Eagle Bulletin Q&A with Editor Tami S. Zimmerman, Liedka says he’s ready for bigger challenges and explains why residents should elect him as their legislator. What have been some of your achievements as East Syracuse mayor over the last four years? I have passed four straight balanced budgets without a single tax increase, all the time keeping services to village residents at a See Liedka, page 8

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J-D girls golfers remain unbeaten ...See page 17 TAMI S. ZIMMERMAN

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Mr. Songflower sings to the preschoolers at Creative Environment Day School in Fayetteville during the April 28 Arbor Day celebration. Inset: Mayor Mark Olson and DEC representative John Graham hold the Tree City flag presented to the village, while village historian Barbara Rivette looks on.

Fayetteville named Tree City for 11th year, Manlius 7th By Tami S. Zimmerman editor@eaglebulletin.com A group of preschoolers from Creative Environment Day School joined in the village’s Arbor Day

celebration April 28 at Veterans’ Park. They brought with them Mr. Songflower (Tom Anzalone) who strummed his guitar and sang songs related to nature during the brief ceremony. Department of Environmental Conservation representative John Graham presented Mayor Mark Olson with a Tree City flag from the National Arbor Day Foundation. The village has been named a Tree

City for 11 years. “Fayetteville is a real special place in all of New York state,� Graham said. “[It] is one of less than 100 communities in New York that’s recognized by the National Arbor Day Foundation as a Tree City.� The town of Manlius, which celebrated Arbor Day April 29 at Woodland Elementary School in the East Syracuse Minoa School See Arbor Day, page 8

The Manlius Village Board last week adopted a $5,271,165 budget for the 2011-12 fiscal year with a total reduction of 3.1 percent over last year’s $5,441,873 budget. The tax rate will hold the line at $7.38 per $100,000 assessed value, which has remained the same since the 2007-08 fiscal year. “I am grateful to all our department heads for working hard to right-size their budgets to achieve a 3.1 percent reduction in our expenditures for 2011-12,� Serafin said. Due to the new county sales tax agreement that reduced the village’s revenue stream by 50 percent, village residents will see a reduction in their county property tax bills, said Mayor Mark-Paul Serafin. The mayor also said the finance committee will be looking at developing a fiveyear budget plan to project its obligations, needs, expenses and revenue.

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