Orange County NY

Development Agency Challenges Veto of Wawayanda Amazon Warehouse Tax Break

The veto of an $80 million tax break for a proposed Amazon warehouse in Wawayanda drew criticism from the Orange County Industrial Development Agency.
Development Agency Challenges Veto of Wawayanda Amazon Warehouse Tax Break
Amazon signage in Ottawa on July 11, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick
Oliver Mantyk
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WAWAYANDA, N.Y.—The Orange County Industrial Development Agency says the veto of a tax break for a planned Amazon Warehouse in the town of Wawayanda is invalid.

The agency approved a 15-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes program for a 3.2 million-square-foot warehouse on Oct. 23. Amazon stood to save $80 million in property taxes.

Oliver Mantyk
Oliver Mantyk
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Oliver Mantyk reports on the New York state with a focus on Orange County. You can contact him at [email protected].