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The (Syracuse, NY) May 6, 2003 COMMON COUNCILOR SAYS IT'S SEASONAL AND HER FAMILY WON'T MOVE OUT OF THE CITY. Frederic Pierce Staff writer Syracuse Councilor-at-Large
Joanie Mahoney and her husband recently bought a $540,000 house on
Skaneateles Lake, but Mahoney has no plans to leave the city and
make that her permanent residence.
The two-story house in Spafford isn't a year-round home, she
explained. It's a summer camp. The April 16 sale of the Skaneateles Lake property to
Mahoney and her husband, Marcus Overdyk, was published in The
Post-Standard Sunday.
Its publication was followed by rumors at Syracuse City Hall that
the purchase might explain Mahoney's unexpected decision not to seek
re-election last month.
Mahoney announced April 1 that she would not run for a second
four-year term because she wanted to devote more time to her family.
Mahoney had two little boys when she ran for office in 1999, and
gave birth to two more while representing the city on the council.
At the time of her announcement, Mahoney was the most well-known
name on the Republican Party's list of city candidates for November's
election. The party has not found a replacement.
Mahoney said the Spafford property, at 2150 Precipice Ridge,
has a large, level yard and a beautiful view of the lake.
The seasonal home was built in 1922 and sits on 2.15 acres,
according to Onondaga County assessment records. It includes a patio, shed
and boathouse.
"You could spend a lot more there," Mahoney said. "It's an awful
lot of money, but it's exactly what I wanted."
Mahoney is a lawyer but hasn't practiced since becoming a
councilor. Her husband is a vice president with Shell Trading, a unit of
the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies that conducts wholesale
electricity trading.
Mahoney's father is Bernard Mahoney, a former assemblyman and
Syracuse common councilor who ran unsuccessfully against Matt Driscoll for
city mayor in 2001. He and his wife live in Syracuse but have a summer
home overlooking Skaneateles Lake.
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