Syracuse, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon will ask the county Legislature today for $30 million for a variety of community development projects, including sprucing up villages, building new housing and boosting agricultural tourism. McMahon’s plan would also establish a new fund for giving small businesses loans to expand.
McMahon, who was re-elected last month, is taking the first concrete steps to put into motion his comprehensive plan, released in April. That plan called for creating dense housing in clusters -- called town centers -- around the northern part of the county while preserving farming in the south. The plan is meant to help pave the way for growth expected from Micron Technology’s planned semiconductor plant in the town of Clay, scheduled to start construction next year.