Citizens Against Lysander Mega Warehouse

04/07/2026

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  Help us stop the planned Data Center in Baldwinsville by signing this Petition to Request the Town of Lysander institute a Temporary Moratorium Preventing Data Centers. There is an active application with NYSIO to connect to the grid a proposed 300 megawatt (MW) hyperscale data center which w...

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11/08/2023

We want to thank all of the Lysander residents who voted to unseat our town supervisor. It's truly very unfortunate it had to come to that, but for the last two years, he publicly rejected our objections, dismissed public input, and pushed hard in support of high-density industrialization. Our campaign against our supervisor was informative, and fact based. We can be hopeful our new town leadership will be impartial and engaged with its citizens. And, with full transparency, seek public input before pursuing a major project that would forever impact our town. We will remain forever vigilant and will continue our efforts regardless of who is in the supervisor seat. Thank you for all of your support over the years.

11/06/2023

Here it is folks…..all in one message!!! Think about this tomorrow as you vote!!! Kevin Rode for Lysander Town Supervisor

11/05/2023

Hi Neighbors,

We have a very important election on Tuesday, the results of which may forever change our neighborhood and northwest Baldwinsville. I realize the election for Lysander supervisor has become very contentious. I just ask you to consider these FACTS before you cast your ballot on Tuesday. If Bob Wicks is re-elected, we will have a very large industrial complex on Hencle Blvd. What facts support this?

1. In 2021, Wicks changed the industrial lot usage law to 50%, on the same day United Auto Supply submitted their proposal. In the public hearing for the law change, Wicks never disclosed the 1 million square foot warehouse proposal, in fact denied its existence. Wicks lacks credibility and transparency. The law was later reversed to 30% industrial lot usage after a group of our neighbors sued the Town Board citing multiple violations of law.

2. Wicks is at it again! At the last two town board meetings in October, he tabled the vote to ratify the Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) when Kevin Rode and Jeff Kudarauskas said they would not support the recommendation to increase industrial lot usage. Wicks, at risk of a vote to approve the CLUP without the recommendation to increase industrial lot usage, tabled it! The CLUP has yet to pass. Wicks and United Auto Supply need the recommendation in the CLUP as the first step to change the industrial lot usage law.

3. Ranalli's and United Auto Supply are Wicks' largest campaign contributors. This is not a coincidence. In 2021, just days after Wicks unlawfully changed the industrial lot usage law to 50%, United Auto Supply gave the Lysander Republican Party a $5,000 donation, the largest single contribution the LRC ever received.

The risk of a million square foot+ warehouse with over 140 truck bays, 40 ft high, lit 24/7 and a building footprint larger than Amazon in Clay is very real. In fact, if Wicks is able to change the industrial lot usage law, the warehouse could be MUCH larger. At a town meeting, our planning board chairman said, "And the [one million square feet] warehouse was kept at 30% [industrial lot usage]. Because their coverage came in at 29%. Just on the usable land on that one, going from 30 to 80 I mean you can triple the size of the plant that's allowed." That would be 3 times worse than the one million square foot warehouse so many objected to!

If Bob Wicks is re-elected, his current and prior behavior would indicate he will again increase the industrial lot usage law. A very large industrial complex would be an environmental disaster and this time we will have no way to stop it.

Please consider these facts on Tuesday.

11/04/2023

Don’t let Wick talk his way out of his actions! Hold him accountable for what he did…what he has done….and Vote for Kevin Rode for Lysander Town Supervisor!!! Lysander needs a change!!!!!

11/02/2023

There have been a few diversionary tactics used by the Wicks for Supervisor campaign referring to our mailer as "propaganda" and "dirty politics". To clear the air, we intended on publishing a "letter to the editor" in the Messenger to provide actual facts regarding both the history and the current activities related to the Hencle Blvd. industrial site. Its below. Feel free to share. To the Editor:

Industrial Lot Usage is the Issue
The race for our town supervisor has become somewhat contentious. Much of the controversy appears to apply to the United Auto Supply project on Hencle Blvd. We are hopeful we can provide some facts that can help voters understand the issue. Increasing industrial lot usage will impact Hencle Blvd from rte 48 to the woods across from the Lysander Town Park soccer fields.
Some in the community may find increasing industrial lot usage to be concerning. The current industrial lot usage of 30% was sufficient for the original United Auto Supply 1 million square foot warehouse site plan (29%). Raising it to 50% or 80% would facilitate a much larger industrial complex, greater than 1 million square feet, on that Hencle Blvd. lot. To change the law, the town first needs a recommendation in the Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP).
On February 3, 2023, United Auto Supply withdrew its application for $6 million in Onondaga County tax exemptions for its 360,000 square-foot warehouse and distribution center, citing the project, as designed is no longer economically feasible. The approved site plan with the Lysander Planning Board has not been withdrawn. In December of 2022, attorneys for the developer successfully lobbied the County to rescind a law that restricted curb cuts on Hencle Blvd. This summer, you may have noticed heavy equipment was used to cut a new entrance, under the existing warehouse site plan, on Hencle Blvd. Raising the industrial lot usage would allow United Auto Supply, or another developer, the opportunity to construct an industrial building significantly larger than 1 million square feet.
To understand the industrial lot usage issue, one should be aware of what occurred during 2021. On February 4, 2021, the Town Board voted and approved Local Law 1 which increased industrial lot usage from 30% to 50%. The 1 million square foot United Auto Supply warehouse proposal is also dated February 4, 2021. This fact was obviously quite relevant to the motion to change the industrial lot usage law. It was not disclosed during the public hearing prior to approving the law. In fact, during that public hearing, Supervisor Wicks was asked whether there is an active developer for the lot, Wicks responded "Well we don’t have anybody that has given a proposal for that property yet."
On June 19, 2021, a group of six Lysander neighbors filed a lawsuit in Onondaga County Supreme Court against the Town of Lysander and the Lysander Town Board alleging multiple violations after the Town implemented the 50% industrial lot usage law. The Town did not contest the lawsuit and the industrial lot usage was reverted to 30%. On August 13, 2021, the Lysander Planning Board approved a revised warehouse site plan for 360,000 square feet.
On December 1, 2022, Jack Corey, Planning Board Chairman, presented the DRAFT revision of the CLUP to the Town Board during a working session. That version of the CLUP included a recommendation in the body of the text to increase industrial lot usage as well as an appendix which specifically recommended increasing industrial lot usage from 30% to 80%.
On October 5, 2023 the CLUP was finally brought to the Town Board for vote to approve the final draft. The version that was shared with the public included Appendix A which included the 80% industrial lot usage recommendation. Several councilors, including Kevin Rode and Jeff Kudarauskas said they would vote against approving the CLUP with the 80% recommendation included. Supervisor Wicks, risking the CLUP would be defeated on a vote, tabled the motion to approve the document.
On October 19, 2023 the CLUP was once again brought before the Town Board for a vote. The appendix was removed, but references to increasing industrial lot usage remained in the CLUP. Councilors Kevin Rode and Jeff Kudarauskas stated they would approve the motion to adopt the CLUP, only if the reference to increasing industrial lot usage was also removed. Supervisor Wicks, risking the CLUP would be approved without the recommendation to increase industrial lot usage, once again tabled the motion to approve the document. The CLUP has yet to be adopted.
This has been a contentious issue for over 2 years. There were “standing room only” public hearings during the height of COVID which were overwhelmingly against the 1 million square foot warehouse. Despite the history of community opposition, neither the CLUP Committee nor the Town Board surveyed the residents of Lysander regarding their desire for industrial growth in our community.
Regardless of who is elected next Tuesday, please vote for the Town Board candidates who will not only respect public opinion, but actively seek it.

10/28/2023

Please make sure you take time to vote for the Town of Lysander elections!!!! It is important every year….but this election we need to get the Town of Lysander back and have our voices heard. Kevin Rode for Lysander Town Supervisor listens!!!! Vote for Kevin!!!!

10/08/2023

The NYS Board of Elections data was just released. Thus far the Wicks for Supervisor campaign has raised $14,354. In the current election cycle, $4,000 (28% of total) was contributed by the Ranalli family. The Ranalli's are by far his largest contributors.

Since February 9 of 2021, the Lysander Republican Committee raised $35,892 of which $12,500 (35%) is either a Ranalli or United Auto Supply. Prior to submitting the United Auto Supply warehouse proposal in 2021, neither Ranalli nor United Auto Supply contributed to the Lysander Republican Committee.

05/30/2023

PUBLIC HEARING - Thursday, June 1, 6:30pm. This is an important public hearing regarding the Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP). The draft, updated CLUP recommends the Town change the industrial lot usage law to 80% coverage which could then allow a developer to increase the size of the warehouse from 1 million sq. ft. to nearly 3 million. Imagine the traffic with nearly 400 truck bays! The 1 million sq. ft. United Auto Supply warehouse was at 29% lot usage. Please attend the meeting and let the Town Board you are very concerned.

05/10/2023

The Comprehensive Land Use Plan (CLUP) defines the zoning and development goals of the Town for the next 5 years. There will be a public hearing on Thursday, June 1 at 6:30 PM at the Town of Lysander Building on Loop Road. This is your opportunity to inform the Town Board of your thoughts on these matters. PLEASE MARK YOUR CALENDARS!

The current draft of the CLUP recommends the Town Board revise our zoning laws to increase industrial lot usage from 30% to 80% and commercial lot usage from 30% to 70%. Such a change in the law could facilitate the development of HIGH DENSITY warehouses of more than 1 million square feet in the area from Henckle Blvd to Smokey Hollow Rd. There is a clear risk of ruining the ambiance of Lysander with high density development. Once it's gone, it's gone. For many, traffic is already an issue through Baldwinsville. Make it a date. June 1, 6:30PM Town of Lysander Building.