It will be at least early July before the Consensus commission makes final recommendations about local government modernization, including whether Syracuse and Onondaga County should merge into a new entity. The 19-member volunteer commission delayed the anticipated delivery date for its final report because of a huge volume of public input received during a public comment period, which was extended by six weeks, said co-chair Neil Murphy. There were 11,000 comments posted on the Consensus website during the comment period. The group hosted 73 public sessions attended by more than 3,600 people, Murphy said. “It takes one heck of a lot of time to assimilate that,” Murphy said. “Because people have taken the time and energy to make those comments, we have a responsibility to review them and to incorporate as much of that as we possibly can.” Originally, Consensus had planned to deliver a final report by May 1. But the group later extended its scheduled public comment period by six weeks, from March 16 to May 1, with plans for a final report by late spring. The huge public response will extend the process until early summer, Murphy said Thursday. Consensus was formed in 2014 by the city, the county and six nonprofit groups. With a $250,000 state grant, the group has been working with a consultant to make recommendations on consolidating and improving local government. In late January, the group released its preliminary recommendations, the most ambitious of which was for Syracuse and Onondaga County to create a new metropolitan government. Murphy said the commission is aiming for the “first part of July” to release its final report.