Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon

Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon and leadership of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo signed a Memorandum of Understanding that solves part of a public spat over money and control.

About 80 people filled the courtroom at DeWitt town hall for a recent town hall-style meeting with the county executive.

McMahon's address marked the first public event to be held in the Lincoln Theater inside the new STEAM school downtown in 50 years.

McMahon is among twelve New York County leaders appointed to the National Association of Counties leadership.

County executive McMahon originally thought the statement release would happen in early June. He calls the process "pretty substantial" and reassured residents, "Everybody wants to get it right."

The Onondaga County executive says the public comment period is already extended when it begins in early June.

The Onondaga County District Attorney's office is ready to file criminal charges against 15 delinquent owners and their accountants. The taxes are due upon collection from hotel visitors.

The chip maker submitted its draft environmental impact statement, marking a critical development in the $100 billion, 20-year build-out of up to four chip fabrication plants in Clay.

He says the backlog of voter documents and management issues should be a "wake-up call" for party leadership and the legislature, who appoint the elections commissioners.

Site construction is underway in the Inner Harbor on the project. McMahon says he expects naming rights to cover any costs surpassing the county's $85 million commitment.