Syracuse Mayor Walsh ready to accept some budget cuts; council leader not impressed

Syracuse Mayor Walsh ready to accept some budget cuts; council leader not impressed

Administration weighs making formal objections to $16 million in spending council chopped from proposal

Compromise tough to come by as Walsh, Common Council leaders meet about budget

Mayor Ben Walsh and councilors Corey Williams and Pat Hogan on Wednesday met for the first time since the Common Council voted to slash about $16 million of Walsh’s proposed budget. The Council is locked into a dispute with Walsh about how to handle the financial future of the city. Councilors — particularly Hogan, a mayoral candidate — have painted a dire landscape for the city’s financial future. They’ve argued that continuing to raise the tax…