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.
2020
- 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.
2019
- The county acquires more land on State Route 31 and Burnet Road, bringing the park site up to 445 acres.
2012
- Site is named “White Pine Commerce Park” and county begins to market the land to high tech manufacturers.
2011
- The 225-acre site is designated as a “priority project” by Central New York Regional Economic Development Council.
1990’s
- The county began buying land at corner of Caughdenoy and State Route 31 for “Clay Business Park.”
