Public Hearing – Clinton’s Ditch Co-Operative Company, Inc. — Clinton’s Ditch Public Hearing Minutes
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Clinton’s Ditch
Co-Operative Company, Inc.
Public Hearing
May 31, 2024
The Public Hearing of the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency, held on this day,
Friday, May 31, 2024, at the Cicero Town Hall, 8236 Brewerton Road, New York was called to
order at 10:00 AM by Public Hearing Officer Alexis Rodriguez.
ATTENDEES:
Alexis Rodriguez, Public Hearing Officer
Nate Stevens, Office of Economic Development
McKenna Moonan, Office of Economic Development
The Public Hearing was conducted regarding the application and project described as follows:
Clinton’s Ditch Co-Operative Company, Inc.
Location: 8478 Pardee Road and Carmecia Drive
Town of Cicero
Tax Map #’s 090.-01-33.0, 090.-01-32.0, 090.-01- 31.0, 090.-01-30.0, 090.-01-
29.0
Notice is hereby given that a public hearing pursuant to Section 854(14) of the New York
General Municipal Law will be held by the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency
(the “Agency”).
Public Hearing Date and Time: May 31, 2024, at 10:00 A.M.
Public Hearing Location: Cicero Town Hall, 8236 Brewerton Road. Cicero, New York.
For assistance or questions regarding the public hearing please contact the Agency.
The public hearing is being held in connection with the following matter:

CLINTON’S DITCH CO-OPERATIVE COMPANY INC., a New York cooperative corporation
on behalf of itself and/or entities formed or to be formed on its behalf (the “Company”), has
submitted an application (the “Application”) to the Agency, a copy of which Application is on
file at the office of the Agency, which Application requests that the Agency consider undertaking
a project (the “Project”) for the benefit of the Company, said Project consisting of the following:
(A)(1) the acquisition of a leasehold interest in all or a portion of approximately 76.84 acres of
land located at 8478 Pardee Road and Carmenica Drive (tax map nos. 090.-01-33.0, 090.-01-
32.0, 090.-01- 31.0, 090.-01-30.0, 090.-01-29.0) in the Town of Cicero, Onondaga County, New
York (collectively, the “Land”) and the existing approximately 274,000 square foot building
located thereon (the “Existing Building”); (2) the construction on the Land of an approximately

20,000 square foot truck repair facility, consisting of approximately 15,220 square feet of
maintenance space and approximately 4,300 square feet of office space, and the construction of
an approximately 100,000 square foot expansion to the Existing Building, and other ancillary
interior and exterior amenities and sitework including but not limited to the relocation of a
parking lot and construction of a new employee entrance and interior locker rooms and
construction of a separate road loop for truck deliveries (collectively the “Improvements” and,
collectively, with the Existing Building, the “Facility”); and (3) the acquisition and installation
therein and thereon of related fixtures, machinery, equipment and other tangible personal
property (collectively, the “Equipment”) (the Land, the Facility and the Equipment being
collectively referred to as the “Project Facility”); (B) the granting of certain “financial
assistance” (within the meaning of Section 854(14) of the New York General Municipal Law)
with respect to the foregoing, including potential exemptions from certain sales and use taxes,
real property taxes, real estate transfer taxes and mortgage recording taxes (subject to certain
statutory limitations) (the “Financial Assistance”); and (C) the lease (with an obligation to
purchase) or sale of the Project Facility to the Company or such other person as may be
designated by the Company and agreed upon by the Agency.

The Company will be the initial owner and/or operator of the Project Facility. The Agency has
not made a decision with respect to the undertaking of the Project or the granting of the financial
28475487 assistance. The Agency will, at the above stated time and place hear all persons with
views in favor of or opposed to the proposed Project and/or the Financial Assistance being
contemplated by the Agency in connection with the proposed Project.
If you do not want to participate in the hearing but would like to watch or listen to the
proceeding, you may view a livestream of the public hearing online at the posted link.
https://url.us.m.mimecastprotect.com/s/4cewC684mvFrPOL7TpDK fbo?domain=us02web.zoom.u
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A copy of the Application including a cost/benefit analysis is available at the office of the
Agency and on the Agency’s website for review by interested persons. A copy of a recording of
the hearing will be available on the Agency’s website.
Public Hearing Officer Rodriguez asked if anyone had any comments in favor of the proposed
project. There were none.
She then asked if anyone had any comments in opposition to the proposed project. There were
none.
She then asked if anyone had any general comments about the proposed project. There were
none.
Public Hearing Officer Rodriguez also noted that no comments had been received as of May 31,
2024, and that comments are kept on file and available for public viewing at 335 Montgomery
Street, Floor 2M, Syracuse, New York.

The notice for Public Hearing has been read. The opportunity for comments for and against the
proposed project has been noted. There being no further business, Public Hearing Officer
Rodriguez closed the hearing at 10:05 A.M.
Dated: May 31, 2024 ONONDAGA COUNTY INUDSTRIAL
DEVELOPMENT AGENCY
By:
Alexis Ser Public ae ae