Syracuse, N.Y. – A new building at Onondaga County’s sewage plant on Hiawatha Boulevard was supposed to be saving taxpayers millions of dollars every year by now.

Instead, the $23 million building finished in 2024 sits idle because the air quality inside is too dangerous for workers, according to union leaders and internal county emails.

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