Onondaga County Lawmakers are expected to finalize one of the toughest, tightest county budgets in years Tuesday. Major spending, job cuts, and tax hikes are all on the table.
Some of you have been asking the Your Stories team about where the money came from for a brand-new, very visible sign at Onondaga Community College that cost $600-thousand to put in place.
OCC spokesperson Amy Kremenek told NewsChannel 9 says the $600-thousandprice tag will be offset, at least partially, by private donations.
The signs greet people as they enter the campus from either Route 175 or Route 173.
The college says the new signs were way overdue and that the old ones had been there just about as long as the campus itself.
Kremenek says the specific design was chosen so the college could have more flexibility communicating with the public. The new LED message boards in the new big signs allow the instant communication of both scheduled events and, if needed, emergency information.
The new sign on Route 175 is nearly finished. The college says they should have the Route 173 sign done within a few weeks.
We’re told the new signs should last at least 20 to 30 years.
OCC says they are well worth the money spent and are needed for spreading messages to students, staff and visitors.
