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Onondaga County's development agency acquired the former Sears store at ShoppingTown Mall for $4.5 million, increasing total expenditures on the vacant mall to $8 million. The county is pursuing eminent domain for the last piece, the former Macy's store, with a court motion filed on September 22.

The future of the mall, closed since 2020, remains uncertain; previous development plans by local developers for a mixed-use community were abandoned due to ownership issues of the department stores. The county aims to transform the 65-acre site into a technology park, especially in light of Micron Technology's semiconductor plant project nearby, which is expected to generate significant job growth.

A court hearing regarding the Macy's store is scheduled for February 11. County Executive Ryan McMahon plans to issue new proposals for the site's redevelopment.