21-03-2025
McMahon makes room for Micron in his seventh State of the County address
NEDROW, N.Y. (WSYR) — With the company planning to break ground in November, Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon intends to ask the legislature for $27 million to purchase more land to use for supply chain companies that support the semiconductor manufacturer.
But that was not all McMahon wanted to improve upon during his seventh State of the County address. He said he also wants more hotels, including an $83 million project to bring Tempo by Hilton to the Inner Harbor. He also announced a new apartment effort in Liverpool by Onondaga Lake Park.
Micron wasn't the centerpiece of the whole address. In the middle of his speech, the county executive talked about educational programs that prepare students in Central New York to pursue careers in the CHIPS industry.
With only months to go before the start of the generational project, McMahon celebrated the plan and the 9,000 high-paying jobs it will create.
'That job number represents a staggering $972 million of new payroll in our community each year,' McMahon said. 'This doesn't even factor in construction, supply chain, and community growth jobs.'
Before Micron breaks ground, McMahon emphasized the importance of education as a powerful workforce pipeline.
'Work is well underway at the STEAM school…first county-wide STEAM school in New York State…as it prepares to welcome its first class of students this fall,' he said.
He also drew attention to the ERIE 21 initiative.
'Over the last several years, ERIE 21 has introduced middle school students to STEM-related fields,' he said.
The program has branched out to Onondaga and LaFayette school districts to give students more opportunities to learn about robotics, engineering, and coding because those skills can be utilized in semiconductor manufacturing.
'We have the jobs now and we can gear curriculum in the schools to those jobs,' he said. 'Whereas before, what we were doing…we were teaching our kids very, very well and then we were sending them to other communities so that they could make those communities grow. Now, we're turning that around.'
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