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re: Amazon developer seeks $35.4 million property tax abatement from BR for Cortana facility
Posted on 2/10/21 at 1:07 am to Sentrius
Posted on 2/10/21 at 1:07 am to Sentrius
There’s gonna be 30x robots than people. What happened to the XOM tax credit deal?
Anyway here’s a video of a Amazon fulfillment center with robots. Some FC’s are manual, others are robots. Here is a cool video of a FC with robots.
Amazon FC w/ Robots (YouTube)
Anyway here’s a video of a Amazon fulfillment center with robots. Some FC’s are manual, others are robots. Here is a cool video of a FC with robots.
Amazon FC w/ Robots (YouTube)
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Posted on 2/10/21 at 6:39 am to Tshiz
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Together Baton Rouge not gonna like that
They are going to line their pockets with that shite. Nothing but parasites
Posted on 2/10/21 at 7:58 am to BeepNode
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There will be similar things in Shreveport, Lafayette, New Orleans, Mobile, etc.
Already under construction for the Lafayette area. Coming up quickly too.
Amazon Fulfillment Center Carencro
Posted on 2/10/21 at 8:03 am to Mud_Till_May
schools to get their money
that's all that matters
that's all that matters
Posted on 2/10/21 at 8:14 am to Sentrius
wait so they want to stiff BRPD/EBRSD while sending their employees into NBR for work everyday?
Posted on 2/10/21 at 8:22 am to Sentrius
The BR council/SWB/GRAVY will find a way to screw this up, again
They simply can't get out of their own way, which is almost impossible for Gravy.
They simply can't get out of their own way, which is almost impossible for Gravy.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 8:29 am to Sentrius
This is a much better deal than the film tax credit scam.
The exemption is for ten years. It’s a partial exemption, they will still pay School taxes.
The local and state governments will still collect sakes tax and income tax in construction workers and permanent employees.
In the short haul it’s a plus. After ten years it would be even better provided things don’t evolve in another direction
The exemption is for ten years. It’s a partial exemption, they will still pay School taxes.
The local and state governments will still collect sakes tax and income tax in construction workers and permanent employees.
In the short haul it’s a plus. After ten years it would be even better provided things don’t evolve in another direction
Posted on 2/10/21 at 8:30 am to Sentrius
They should not qualify for ITEP. They are not a manufacturer.
This is what is so screwed up about our tax system in Louisiana. They try to crave out exemptions here and exemptions there and they are never fairly administered.
End the homestead exemption and ITEP today, roll back the millages so collections are the same and then we will have a fair property tax system. Much lower taxes on property but everybody paying them.
This is what is so screwed up about our tax system in Louisiana. They try to crave out exemptions here and exemptions there and they are never fairly administered.
End the homestead exemption and ITEP today, roll back the millages so collections are the same and then we will have a fair property tax system. Much lower taxes on property but everybody paying them.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 8:32 am to LSUtoOmaha
I suspect the mall is taxed now. They could of course sell it at a tax sale.
This is not like traditional ITEP where the assets are new.
If they are going to have ITEP then they need to administer it fairly.
This is not like traditional ITEP where the assets are new.
If they are going to have ITEP then they need to administer it fairly.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 8:36 am to sgallo3
They are not paying for jobs. They are not giving Amazon anything. They are simply wanting to not tax them.
NONETHELESS, ITEP does not apply to non manufacturing companies.
Do away with ITEP and the homestead exemption and lower taxes accordingly. All would have lower taxes but all would pay.
NONETHELESS, ITEP does not apply to non manufacturing companies.
Do away with ITEP and the homestead exemption and lower taxes accordingly. All would have lower taxes but all would pay.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 8:50 am to Sentrius
Posted on 2/10/21 at 9:03 am to LSUFanHouston
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Over 10 years
$3,500 per year
Meanwhile, a multiple of that will be dropped into the local economy in the form of wages.
and if you dont give them the tax break, and thye just decide not to build the facility and then buy land with interstate access in ascension or livingston (or tangi by i-55 and i-10 and BR still doesnt get the tax revenue nor the associated jobs....
they are taking a dead dilapidated property, knocking it down and building a start of the art facility. this will make the property around the mall site and spur gentrification....
plus my wife can get all the stuff she orders on a day or less..... (happy wife.....)
Posted on 2/10/21 at 9:07 am to Sentrius
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former Cortana Mall
I feel like I missed something. But to be fair it was a dying mall 20 years ago.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 9:08 am to tigeraddict
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and if you dont give them the tax break, and thye just decide not to build the facility and then buy land with interstate access in ascension or livingston (or tangi by i-55 and i-10 and BR still doesnt get the tax revenue nor the associated jobs....
And Cortana would remain an abandoned eye sore. And north Baton Rouge would lose out on 1,000+ jobs for unskilled labor that it desperately needs.
Not a difficult choice IMO.
Honestly this is the best realistic outcome for that property, which already has utilities and streets connected to it. And they aren't asking for very much in return.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 9:09 am to doubleb
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In the short haul it’s a plus. After ten years it would be even better provided things don’t evolve in another direction
Even if Amazon is not dominating e-commerce in 10 years (it likely will), that business model is here to stay. If anything, it will accelerate.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 9:21 am to Sentrius
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The vehicle under which the deal is being structured is known as a payment in lieu of taxation, or PILOT.
I thought LA voted No on the PILOT program (Amendment 5) last year.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 9:26 am to Sentrius
Im fine with the tax breaks,, but why does liberal Bezos want to avoid taxes? Fair share and all that.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 9:30 am to JDGTiger
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They should not qualify for ITEP. They are not a manufacturer.
This is not an ITEP. It's not going before the BCI.
It is a PILOT.
PILOTs and TIFs have been around for a while when it comes to economic development.
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End the homestead exemption and ITEP today, roll back the millages so collections are the same and then we will have a fair property tax system. Much lower taxes on property but everybody paying them.
I support this, but the general feeling is that the taxes wouldn't quite roll back enough to make it tax neutral. Just a lack of trust.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 9:31 am to Jake88
They'll probably spend most of that $35 million in savings to demolish the mall and the parking lot.
Which is what the taxpayers would eventually have to do if Amazon went to Livingston Parish or some other place.
Which is what the taxpayers would eventually have to do if Amazon went to Livingston Parish or some other place.
Posted on 2/10/21 at 9:31 am to KamaCausey_LSU
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I thought LA voted No on the PILOT program (Amendment 5) last year.
That was only in respect to manufacturing deals.
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