Spano delivers Yonkers State of the City address
Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano delivered his first State of the City address in his second term as mayor Wednesday night. Spano promised to enhance the city's safety, economy and quality of life for its
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Mar 10, 2016, 8:19 AM
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Yonkers Mayor Mike Spano delivered his first State of the City address in his second term as mayor Wednesday night.
Spano promised to enhance the city's safety, economy and quality of life for its residents. He said his top priority is tackling a financially struggling Yonkers School District.
"We said no more cuts to school. Cuts will be the last thing we do and bring in teachers," he said.
Spano said he wants to bring back teachers and extracurricular activities like sports, music and arts and will use state aid to help pay for the nearly $24 million cost.
The Democratic mayor promised to keep Yonkers moving in the right direction, a promise that received bipartisan support from city legislators.
For the first time during one of Spano's public events, members of the city's firefighters union did not protest.
The union president says he will be meeting with Spano next week and hopes to put negotiations for a raise back on the table.
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