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Planning committee discusses possible eminent domain purchase at Binghamton Plaza; environmental and employee impacts raised

5705142 · July 31, 2025
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Planning committee members reported meetings about advancing eminent-domain purchase of property at Binghamton Plaza, discussed business transition and employee impacts in executive session, and raised questions about potential disruption to a decade-old brownfields cleanup; a state DEC representative attended to answer environmental questions.

Members of the council’s planning committee reported July meetings on a proposal to pursue purchase of property at Binghamton Plaza using eminent domain. Committee members said they met July 17 and again the morning of July 30, discussed business-transition plans and employee impacts, and held an executive session to address personnel and bargaining-related questions; the committee also discussed potential environmental implications tied to a prior…

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