The Syracuse Common Council approved the expansion last fall.
The gunshot tracking service, which targets the sound of gunshots in real time and notifies police of the exact location of gunfire right away, was already in use in large parts of the south, west and east sides of the city.
It will now cover an additional 2.1 square miles, stretching from near Onondaga Lake to Teall Avenue.
The first year of the expansion will cost $171,000, with an expected decrease in subsequent years, Syracuse police spokesman Lt. Matthew Malinowski said. It is funded by American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) pandemic relief.
Former Mayor Stephanie Miner first adopted the technology in 2017.
The ShotSpotter program was cancelled in August of 2020, after Walsh tasked the police department with cutting $6 million from its budget due to the pandemic. It was reactivated last April.
In total, the city has authorized about $72 million in pandemic relief spending. That includes investments in children, families and neighborhoods; infrastructure and public spaces; jobs and economic opportunity; and government response and resilience.
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