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nieuweyork t1_jdw6ndp wrote

Reply to comment by princess-smartypants in Is there any way to find out what kind of subsidies/considerations Amazon received for the warehouses and half built Amazon Freshes that are sitting empty all over the state? by Happy_rich_mane

> Amazon "negotiated" a ten year phase in of full property taxes

That's a subsidy net of whatever the upfront payment is (that's actually paid).

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princess-smartypants t1_jdwl5rr wrote

Sure, but my point was the town didn't offer it. It is what they settled on.

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thedeuceisloose t1_jdzufd4 wrote

knowing how amazon does things, have fun when they prematurely shutter it to avoid the graduated tax increases!

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princess-smartypants t1_je1hows wrote

Yeah, I asked at the public hearing what provisions there were for abandoned giant buildings when they inevitably vacate, but no one had a good answer. New England is full of abandoned mills, and towns can pay big bucks to maintain/demolish/clean them up.

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