Fargo Commissioner Says It's "Disingenuous" to "Bitch" About Company Getting $4.6 Million Subsidy

Fargo Commissioner Says It’s “Disingenuous” to “Bitch” About Company Getting $4.6 Million Subsidy They Said They Don’t Need


There were some fireworks at a meeting of Fargo’s city commission tonight.

The genesis for the controversy was an application made by a company called Aldevron for a $4.6 million payment in lieu of tax (or PILOT) subsidy for an expansion they’re building.

According to the commission’s posted agenda, the subsidy would have the company paying no property taxes for five years, and then 50 percent of their property taxes for five more years after that (full agenda embedded below):



That adds up to a more than $4.6 million subsidy over a decade.

When the commission got a chance to discuss the proposal, Commissioner Tony Gehrig asked the company’s representative point-blank: “If you didn’t get the incentive would you still expand?”

Read more: https://www.sayanythingblog.com/entry/fargo-commissioner-says-its-disingenuous-to-bitch-about-company-getting-4-6-million-subsidy-they-said-they-dont-need/