Micron Technology has taken a huge step forward in its plans to build a massive semiconductor chip manufacturing facility in Onondaga County, by submitting a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS), a required step before construction can begin.
It has taken two years to create the report, which touches on ways the project would affect central New York’s air, water, traffic and economics, among other things. Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon said Monday this is a big step in a long process.
“What this really is, is that the company itself has really completed most of the work they need to complete so that we can start the kind of formal and eventually final environmental review process,” McMahon said.
Part of that process, according to McMahon, includes additional public comment and review timelines,
"Moving forward now, we're going to continue the work,” he said.” We're going to review their work. We're going to have lots of public comment, lots of opportunities to hear from concerned citizens. And then we're going to answer those questions, address any concerns, and then we're going to start a massive semiconductor project.”
McMahon said he doesn’t expect any more delays to the construction timeline.
“All these things will be addressed in the reports and we'll have those done, so that in November of 2025, we'll be breaking ground on White Pine for this transformational project."
It was just over two years ago that Micron announced plans to invest $100 billion in central New York in order to build a massive chip-making complex, that’s been called the biggest development project in the history of New York.
