I live only a couple of miles away from the Oneida factory in Sherrill...this will be a hard blow for our county ...many people in my town depended on Oneida Ltd. for their livelihoods..Madison county is very rural, with only a few factories spead out throughout the county...the closest places to work are Syracuse and Utica..and many places have already closed down or are planning to close.
We do however have the Oneida Indian casino that rakes in untold revenues and does not pay taxes..they have taken over our gas stations and have bought up huge amounts of land which are now automatically tax free. Our taxes have tripled in the 10 years we have been here.
Losing the Oneida factory is going to be hard...and I pray for the families who depended on Oneida Ltd. for their paychecks.
I hate to hear this news, but I want to remind everyone that it was "The one whose name shall not be spoken" that promised to fix things in Upstate NY. Seems she can't keep her promises. This will not bode well for her for 2008!
LLS