Pioneer Homes public housing is split by Interstate 81 in Syracuse. SUNY Upstate considered building an optometry school in place of apartments on the east side of the highway, on the upper right. The property is next door to the hospital campus. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)AP
Two leaders of the Syracuse Housing Authority came away from a meeting with SUNY Upstate last Friday with a commitment, in writing, for the hospital to build a $125 million optometry school on land soon to be vacated by 86-year-old public housing units.
It was more than SHA Director Bill Simmons ever expected when he approached the hospital about building a health clinic in one of the senior towers next to the hospital campus.
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