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Development Agency Challenges Veto of Wawayanda Amazon Warehouse Tax Break

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The veto of an $80 million tax break for a proposed Amazon warehouse in Wawayanda drew criticism from the Orange County Industrial Development Agency.Amazon signage in Ottawa on July 11, 2022. The Canadian Press/Sean Kilpatrick12/5/2025|Updated: 12/5/2025WAWAYANDA, N.Y.—The Orange County Industrial Development Agency says the veto of a tax break for a planned Amazon Warehouse in the Town of Wawayanda is invalid.The agency approved a 15-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes program for a 3.2 million-square-foot warehouse on Oct. 23. Amazon stood to save $80 million in property taxes.Oliver Mantyk reports on the New York state with a focus on Orange County. You can contact him at [email protected].Author’s Selected Articles

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