Did you know that there's a Donald J tRump State Park in New York?

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I sure didn't, just stumbled across it today. I did a little digging and it turns out it's another tRump tax dodge.

He bought the land for $2.5 million with the intention of building a golf course. When he couldn't get permits to destroy the wetlands he donated the land to the state and claimed the value was $100 million. One of the abandoned buildings on the land is full of asbestos.

https://dianeravitch.net/2022/10/28/the-sad-story-of-the-donald-j-trump-state-park/

[sabbat hunter]

1. He did it

when Pataki was governor.

[OAITW r.2.0]

2. What did the State pay? And why?

[groundloop]

3. It was a 'gift' to the state so he could make a windfall using it as a tax writeoff

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4. There ought be be a law....like who sets property value for tax write-offs.

[Straw Man]

5. It was never fully developed as a park.

As of now, it's just a bramble-infested wasteland. It has been described by someone as "a good place to dump a body." Apparently the agreement by which it was deeded to the state requires prominent signage at all access points, including this one on the Taconic State
Parkway:

[LastDemocratInSC]

6. An overflowing trash can on the side of the road?