New Wine Project Rekindles Debate on IDA Reform in Orange County

A soon-to-be-built winery in Goshen, New York, is expected to employ 55 permanent staff. File image of the vineyard at St. Supery Winery on Sept. 20, 2006 in Rutherford, California. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

A soon-to-be-built winery in Goshen rekindled a local discussion on the very agency that had waived almost $32 million in taxes for the new project.

Orange County Industrial Development Agency, or IDA, is a public benefit corporation under New York state law with unique authority to attract new businesses into the county with tax incentives.