Timeline

2021

Joined by the Institute for Justice, residents and supporters of the Burnet Road neighborhood in Clay, NY announces the formation of a new group, the Save Burnet Road Coalition. The group launches a Facebook group, Clay Homes Preservation Coalition, and creates a petition against the expansion of the site.

December 2020: OCIDA sends out purchase offers to all homeowners on Burnet Road with extensive confidentiality clauses. 
December 2020: The Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency determines that the proposed White Pine Commerce Park Expansion may have a significant adverse impact on the environment and that a Draft Environmental Impact Statement must be prepared as a result. 
October 2020: Burnet Rd residents request a meeting in the town of Clay to discuss OCIDA’s pressuring of owners to sell their homes.  
September 2020: the County acquires more land on Burnet Road, adding 198 acres to the existing 445 acres it already owns.

The county acquires more land on State Route 31 and Burnet Road, bringing the park site up to 445 acres.

Site is named “White Pine Commerce Park” and county begins to market the land to high tech manufacturers.

The 225-acre site is designated as a “priority project” by Central New York Regional Economic Development Council.

The county began buying land at corner of Caughdenoy and State Route 31  for “Clay Business Park.”