Oct 7, 2026 · 5 min · 6 segments
Ilion Mayor David Murray says future meetings with the owner of the former Remington Arms property will focus strictly on cleanup, safety and administrative issues, while any redevelopment plans…
Officials in Ilion are changing how the village communicates with the owner of the former Remington Arms Complex as questions continue over what could eventually replace the historic manufacturing operation.
Mayor David Murray says future meetings with Turin Management, which owns the property, will now have a much narrower focus.
Those meetings will be limited to administrative issues, including environmental cleanup, site safety and security, code compliance, inspections, and coordination with village departments.
What will not be discussed informally is the future redevelopment of the property.
Murray says conversations about possible uses, financial incentives, or negotiations will only begin after Turin submits a formal application to the Ilian Planning Board.
From there, any proposal would go through environmental review, public hearings, regulatory coordination, and community input.
The mayor says the changes are intended to bring more structure and transparency to the process.
According to Murray, Turin has said that under the previous village administration, company representatives met weekly with the mayor and other officials.
Murray says those meetings were informal, lacked clearly defined agendas, and apparently produced no formal minutes or resolutions documenting what was discussed.
Under the new approach, meetings will have defined agendas and attendance records.
Written summaries will also document environmental updates when appropriate.
The tighter rules come as Turin considers what to do with roughly 1 million square feet of vacant industrial space left after Remington departed Ilion in 2024.
A data center has been discussed as one possibility.
But Turin CEO Kristen O'Neill has said there is currently no data center operator involved with or committed to the property.
The company says it has also pursued manufacturing opportunities without securing a manufacturer willing to move forward.
At the same time, village officials have been considering a temporary moratorium targeting developments requiring at least two megawatts of electricity.
Officials say that would give Ilian time to study how large power users could affect utilities, zoning, infrastructure, finances, emergency services, and public safety.
Turin opposes the proposed moratorium, arguing it could discourage investment and make an already difficult redevelopment project even harder.
For now, the village has delayed a final vote on that measure.
The larger message from Illion's mayor is that redevelopment can continue, but through a formal process, with environmental review, public participation, and the planning board at the center of any decisions about the future of the former Remington site.
For more on this story, check out ursentinel.com.
Officials in Ilion are changing how the village communicates with the owner of the former Remington Arms Complex as questions continue over what could eventually replace the historic manufacturing operation.
Mayor David Murray says future meetings with Turin Management, which owns the property, will now have a much narrower focus.
Those meetings will be limited to administrative issues, including environmental cleanup, site safety and security, code compliance, inspections, and coordination with village departments.
What will not be discussed informally is the future redevelopment of the property.
Murray says conversations about possible uses, financial incentives, or negotiations will only begin after Turin submits a formal application to the Ilian Planning Board.
From there, any proposal would go through environmental review, public hearings, regulatory coordination, and community input.
The mayor says the changes are intended to bring more structure and transparency to the process.
According to Murray, Turin has said that under the previous village administration, company representatives met weekly with the mayor and other officials.
Murray says those meetings were informal, lacked clearly defined agendas, and apparently produced no formal minutes or resolutions documenting what was discussed.
Under the new approach, meetings will have defined agendas and attendance records.
Written summaries will also document environmental updates when appropriate.
The tighter rules come as Turin considers what to do with roughly 1 million square feet of vacant industrial space left after Remington departed Ilion in 2024.
A data center has been discussed as one possibility.
But Turin CEO Kristen O'Neill has said there is currently no data center operator involved with or committed to the property.
The company says it has also pursued manufacturing opportunities without securing a manufacturer willing to move forward.
At the same time, village officials have been considering a temporary moratorium targeting developments requiring at least two megawatts of electricity.
Officials say that would give Ilian time to study how large power users could affect utilities, zoning, infrastructure, finances, emergency services, and public safety.
Turin opposes the proposed moratorium, arguing it could discourage investment and make an already difficult redevelopment project even harder.
For now, the village has delayed a final vote on that measure.
The larger message from Illion's mayor is that redevelopment can continue, but through a formal process, with environmental review, public participation, and the planning board at the center of any decisions about the future of the former Remington site.
For more on this story, check out ursentinel.com.
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