City approves incentive offer

Posted on April 18, 2014

The Perry City Council unanimously agreed Tuesday to move forward with a series of economic incentives to entice as much as $220 million in capital investment to the county in the form of Project Freedom, the code-name for the company which was revealed this week to be BioNitrogen Holdings Corp. of West Palm Beach.

Last week, the Taylor County Commission unanimously approved ad valorem property tax abatements for the company should it choose to site here. The commission’s approval was contingent on the city council and Taylor County School Board approving their own incentive packages.

PHOTO: BioNitrogen Operations Manager Brian Samuels addressed the city council during a special meeting Tuesday to discuss the possibility of the company locating a manufacturing plant in Taylor County, one which could bring as much as $220 million in capital investments. Shown in the background are: (from l to r) city council members Mike Deming, Venita Woodfaulk, Daryll Gunter, Shirlie Hampton and Don Cook.

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