Miner focuses on city development, proposed stadium in State of the City address

Mayor Stephanie Miner is putting together a task force to consider the community and economic impacts of a new sports arena in the city of Syracuse. The mayor put the issue, which has had the town buzzing in recent weeks, in her annual State of the City speech. "I am neither in favor of a stadium nor against a stadium, but there has to be a process where people can get their questions answered," Miner said. The mayor says building a new stadium, to potentially replace the Carrier Dome at Syracuse University, is a huge decision that should be made together. "I think what people should draw from this, is if you’re going to make a once in a generation investment or decision, that you should have a process where people should ask questions and get answers, and it should be transparent.” That's why she says she wants to gather representatives from local and state governments, SUNY Upstate, Syracuse University and community groups together to talk about it. "I will be establishing a task