PURPLE UP

lcsd hosts event honoring military, their families

The liverpool Central School District Climate and Culture Committee recently hosted a Purple Up family engagement event at liverpool High School. Families from throughout the district attended the event, which included various activities such as letter writing to military service members, face painting, a military photo station, refreshments and more. Purple Up Day was established to honor and appreciate military families and their children for the sacrifices they make and the challenges they overcome. The Liverpool Central School District is the first district in Onondaga County to take the steps to become a Purple Star School, recently completing the Military interstate Children’s Compact Commission (MiC3) 101 Training. Military children move every two to three years. The Purple Star School program is designed to help schools respond to the educational and social-emotional challenges military-connected children face during their transition to a new school and keep them on track to be college, workforce and life-ready.

villAgE Of livERPOOl

Dems nominate Finney; GOP taps Fadden

By rUSS TArBy

Contributing Writer

For the first time in more than 20 years, village Democrats have caucused and nominated candidates for village government offices.

The gathering of 53 registered Democrats on Friday, April 28, nominated

Christina Fadden Stacy Finney Village

Stacy Finney for mayor, and Melissa Cassidy and Rachel Ciotti for trustee seats. If elected, each would serve a two-year-term.

The caucus – the first conducted by local Dems since 2001 – took place at the Pratt & Huerta home at 807 Oswego St.

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By DAviD TylEr

The town of Cicero is looking for public input as it begins the process of drafting a comprehensive plan for the town.

Last week, the town launched a new website, visioncicero.com, that describes the comprehensive planning process and encourages residents to participate in a survey to determine what the public would like to see as the town continues to develop. The survey offers a variety of images of residential and commercial developments and streetscapes and asks participants to rate the images on how appropriate they are for the town of Cicero.

“Given the Micron announcement and the an- ticipated growth that may come with this facility, this planning process represents an unprecedented opportunity to shape the future of the place we call home,” Cicero Supervisor Michael Aregano wrote in the preface to the survey. “In order to be a success, we need your thoughts and ideas on our collective future.”

The website also features an “ideas wall” where residents can post their own ideas about the types of development they believe the town should encourage.

The comprehensive plan is expected to address the town’s housing supply, economic development opportunities, recreation facilities and infrastructure needs.

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