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Commission delays vote on 20-year tax abatement for Sogo Properties after commissioners ask for more analysis
Summary
Montgomery County commissioners discussed a proposed amendment to extend a state 9-C brownfield tax abatement for Sogo Properties (formerly Whitfield Foods) from 10 to 20 years and agreed to carry the item to a future meeting while staff and the Chamber provide additional tax and cost-benefit details.
Montgomery County commissioners discussed a resolution to amend a previously approved Alabama abatement agreement for Sogo Properties LLC — extending a brownfield tax abatement from 10 years to 20 years — and agreed to move the item to a future agenda for more information.
The commission opened the item as a resolution to approve an amendment increasing the abatement length for Sogo, the company that recently purchased Whitfield Foods’ operations in the county. Joe Friday, president of Sogo Packaging, described the proposal as a 9-C brownfield remediation abatement under state law and said the company had completed environmental work on about 27 acres, including two environmental assessments, core drilling and sampling, and removal of…
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