The vision: Micron housing boom would spread far beyond Clay, including lots of urban apartments

Kerry Quaglia, executive director of Home Headquarters, a nonprofit housing and community development organization in Syracuse, said the construction of smaller homes and the rehabilitation of antiquated housing in the city will be needed to expand the area’s supply of housing and keep prices from getting out of reach for the average homebuyer.

“It’s never a bad thing to have more jobs in your community,” he said. “But we need to plan more affordable housing. You’ve got to have a lot of different options for people.”

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Tiffany Patton
City Parks Implementing Tree Giveaway for Salt Springs Block Blitz

As part of its’ long-term goal to increase tree canopy in the city, the City of Syracuse Department of Parks, Recreation & Youth Programs will hold a tree giveaway, while supplies last, on Friday, September 16 at 10 a.m. during the Home HeadQuarters Block Blitz in Homer Wheaton Park, 311 Mountainview Ave, 13224. The tree giveaway is being piloted as one of several initiatives Syracuse Parks and its’ collaborators will utilize to increase tree planting on private property.

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Tiffany Patton
Banker joins Tompkins Community's Auburn branch

Melendez, based out of the Auburn branch, brings 18 years of experience to his new role and formerly worked with Solvay Bank. Additionally, he is a notary of public and holds a dual degree in telecommunications and communications with a minor in finance. He resides in Syracuse with his daughter and is an active member of his community, serving on the Cayuga County Board of Literacy, as a trainer and educator for Home HeadQuarters of Syracuse, and Cayuga County Chairman of Ambassadors Council for the Chamber of Commerce. He has formerly served as the president of the Cayuga County Habitat for Humanity.

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Tiffany Patton
Mannion announces $108,300 for legal aid organizations

Chief Executive Officer of Home HeadQuarters, Kerry Quaglia, said, “Home HeadQuarters has served more than 100 households with mortgage delinquencies in the last two years as a result of the pandemic. The funds provided by Senator Mannion and NYS will be critical as some of these customers move through the court system to resolve their foreclosure crisis. Preventing foreclosures benefits entire neighborhoods by limiting vacant homes that often end up stranded in limbo, dragging down surrounding property values. We thank Senator Mannion for his continued support of our programming.”

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Tiffany Patton
Company news: Christopher Community Inc. announces four new hires

Jenna McClave was hired as development project manager. She is a life resident of Syracuse and for decades worked for local nonprofit organizations, most recently Home HeadQuarters, Inc., where she started as senior lending administrator before moving into their home ownership department to run the pre-purchase home buyer education program. McClave is a HUD-certified housing counselor and spent the last three years as manager of the Syracuse Financial Empowerment Center leading a team of counselors to assist more than 1,000 Central New York residents to achieve many outcomes, most notably reducing their debt by more than $2.6 million.

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