Case Study: Realty Corp.
Hempstead IDA, Long Island
In March 2010, the Town of Hempstead’s IDA approved a 10-year tax break to encourage a developer to buy one of Hempstead Village’s biggest apartment complexes.…
Case Study: Beech-Nut
Montgomery County IDA, Capital District
Beech-Nut, the baby food company, received $104.5 million in tax exemptions in 2008 from state and local tax subsidy programs, including the Montgomery County IDA.…
Case Study: Canandaigua Air Center
Ontario County IDA, Finger Lakes
For years, the Ontario County IDA ignored payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) agreements at the Canandaigua Air Center. Although the IDA began operating the airport and took it off the tax rolls in 1995, the private buildings on the property were supposed to be paying PILOTs to offset the tax revenue lost to school districts and municipalities.…
Case Study: CVS Pharmacy
Chemung County IDA, Southern Tier
In summer 2009, CVS Pharmacy broke ground on a regional distribution center in Chemung County, possibly the largest development project underway in upstate New York.…
Case Study: John Elacqua
I work in the City of Syracuse as a bus driver. I work hard everyday to make sure that students with special needs get where they need to go safely.…