Amazon gets go-ahead to build in Orange County

[Historic NY]

Nearly 190 acres of trees at the intersection of routes 17K and 747 will start being cut down on Tuesday to make room for a massive Amazon warehouse after the project was granted a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement on Friday.

The 1,010,880-square-foot warehouse, which will be the largest building in Orange County, will be one of the company’s more than 75 fulfillment centers across the country. The center will house bulky items such as patio furniture and outdoor equipment.

The warehouse will create more than 800 jobs within two years of completion and 300 construction jobs.

After the $75.2 million project had been given the green light by the Montgomery Town Board, Zoning Board of Appeals and Planning Board, the town’s Industrial Development Agency granted a $20.5 million tax break on Friday with a 5-2 vote.

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[3Hotdogs]

1. And most of the 800 jobs are pure shit.

Visit one of the warehouses. They offer free tours. Then ask yourself, would you want to stand at that station every day, 8 hours a day?

I should have asked what the rate of employee turnover was.

And at the end of the tour, you get a toy to take home. It ain't a bad toy, either.