"Both sides recognized the time was now,"
"This all is being driven by a national security project that will change this community for generations to come. These things are tough. Nobody wanted to be essentially where we were."
Azalia King, 91, has lived on a 1,400-acre upstate New York property since around 1965 and became the final remaining resident on land targeted for a Micron memory-chip campus. Onondaga County threatened eminent domain to clear the site for what could become the largest chipmaking complex in the US and a reported $100 billion investment. After a week of intense negotiations, legal threats, and protests, King’s family agreed to a relocation deal announced by County Executive Ryan McMahon, with final terms pending an Industrial Development Agency vote likely in mid-December. Earlier offers reportedly ranged from $100,000 to a $10 million family counter. King's attorney said a lawsuit helped accelerate talks and that the agreement was beneficial to all parties. County officials framed the project as a national security initiative that will have long-term community impact.
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