| GSPDC Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation (a New York Land Bank) |
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| The primary purpose of the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation is to facilitate the return of vacant, abandoned, underutilized, and tax-delinquent properties to productive, tax-paying uses consistent with the Comprehensive Plans of the jurisdictions in which they are located. The positive redevelopment of these properties will increase surrounding property values, stabilize the tax base, and improve quality of life for neighborhood residents. Ensuring that properties are redeveloped in a responsible manner, by qualified developers, for purposes that benefit the surrounding community will work to reverse the decline of property values in blighted areas—often in the region’s urban core. | ||||||||||
| The Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation is an independent, nonprofit corporation created by Intermunicipal Agreement between the City of Syracuse and the County of Onondaga. It is governed by a board of directors appointed by the City and the County. |
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| Mission Statement (as adopted August 14, 2012): | ||||||||||
| To address the problems of vacant, abandoned, or tax delinquent property in the City of Syracuse and the County of Onondaga in a coordinated manner through the acquisition of real property pursuant to New York Not-for-Profit Corporations Law section 1608 and returning that property to productive use in order to strengthen the economy, improve the quality of life, and improve the financial condition of the municipalities, through the use of the powers and tools granted to Land Banks by the Laws of the State of New York. |
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| Board Members (appointing body): | ||||||||||
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Meetings: |
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| June 29, 2012 Public Notice — Agenda — Minutes | ||||||||||
| The Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation will hold Board of Directors meetings on the second Tuesday of each month at 12:30 p.m. in the Syracuse/Onondaga County Economic Development Office conference room at 333 W. Washington Street, Syracuse, NY 13202. | ||||||||||
| July 10, 2012 Public Notice — Agenda — Minutes | ||||||||||
| July 27, 2012 Governance Committee Public Meeting Notice — Agenda — Minutes | ||||||||||
| August 14, 2012 Public Notice — Agenda – Minutes | ||||||||||
| August 29, 2012 Governance Committee Public Meeting Notice — Agenda — Minutes | ||||||||||
| September 11, 2012 Public Notice — Agenda — Minutes | ||||||||||
| October 9, 2012 Public Notice – Agenda — Minutes | ||||||||||
| November 2, 2012 Governance Committee Public Meeting Notice — Agenda — Minutes | ||||||||||
| November 13, 2012 Public Notice — Agenda — Minutes | ||||||||||
| November 30, 2012 Governance Committee Public Meeting Notice — Agenda — Minutes | ||||||||||
| December 11, 2012 Public Notice — Agenda — Minutes | ||||||||||
| December 20, 2012 Special Meeting Notice — Agenda — Minutes | ||||||||||
| December 20, 2012 Governance Committee Public Meeting Notice — Agenda | ||||||||||
| December 20, 2012 Hiring Committee Public Meeting Notice — Agenda — Minutes | ||||||||||
| January 8, 2013 Public Notice — Agenda — Minutes | ||||||||||
| January 10, 2013 Hiring Committee Public Meeting Notice — Agenda — Minutes | ||||||||||
| February 12, 2013 Public Notice — Agenda — Minutes | ||||||||||
| March 18, 2013 Public Notice — Agenda — Minutes | ||||||||||
| March 19, 2013 Hiring Committee Public Meeting Notice — Agenda — Minutes | ||||||||||
| March 29, 2013 Hiring Committee Public Meeting Notice — Agenda — Minutes | ||||||||||
| April 9, 2013 Public Notice — Agenda — Minutes | ||||||||||
| April 11, 2013 Hiring Committee Public Notice — Agenda | ||||||||||
| April 26, 2013 Hiring Committee Public Notice – Agenda | ||||||||||
| May 10, 2013 Hiring Committee Public Notice — Agenda | ||||||||||
| May 14, 2013 Public Notice — Agenda | ||||||||||
| May 22, 2013 Hiring Committee Public Meeting Notice | ||||||||||
| May 29, 2013 Hiring Committee Public Meeting Notice | ||||||||||
| June 5, 2013 Hiring Committee Public Meeting Notice | ||||||||||
Contact: |
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| Email: GSPDC@SyrGov.net | ||||||||||
Policies and Guidelines: |
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| As the GSPDC is in its first year of existence, just establishing its operating procedures and policies, and we anticipate these documents to be frequently revisited and revised, in addition to new policies and guidelines being developed and adopted. | ||||||||||
Public Authorities Reporting: |
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| GSPDC 2013 Budget Report | ||||||||||
| 2012 GSPDC Annual Report | ||||||||||
Resolutions: |
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Legislation: |
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| New York Land Bank Act | ||||||||||
| Intermunicipal Agreement between the City of Syracuse and the County of Onondaga | ||||||||||
| Legislation Creating a Land Bank Citizens Advisory Board | ||||||||||
Other Resources: |
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| City Presentation on the Land Bank to Tomorrow's Neighborhoods Today (TNT) Groups | ||||||||||
"Syracuse goes after 200 properties for back taxes" |
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| "Tax Delinquents: Land bank gives Syracuse cover to go after them" (Post-Standard Editorial, October 17, 2012) |
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| September 12, 2012 Presentation to Common Council on proposed utilization of the GSPDC for neighborhood revitalization purposes via coordination with the a change in the City's foreclosure and tax collection policy. | ||||||||||
| "Syracuse plans mass foreclosures on 3,900 tax-delinquent properties" (By Tim Knauss, The Post-Standard. September 12, 2012) |
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| "Launching of the Greater Syracuse Property Development Corporation" (Press release, 7-2-2012) | ||||||||||
| Syracuse/Onondaga County application to Empire State Development for the creation of the GSPDC | ||||||||||
| “Land Banks and Land Banking” by the Center for Community Progress | ||||||||||