DEWITT, N.Y. — The development team behind the project slated to transform the property where the Shoppingtown Mall is right now told the I-Team they’re still on track to make it a reality.
CNY Central learned the expected timeline is shifting, as the state’s highest court weighs whether to take on the case to use eminent domain to take control of the former Sears and Macy’s spaces at the mall. That process is a legal way for governments to seize property and turn it into something beneficial for the community.
The Onondaga County Executive’s office is expecting a decision in September. The mall, once a vibrant part of the DeWitt landscape has been vacant for five years…