Heres an idea! 1 year free property tax for any company w/25% increase in payroll.

So if a company goes from 1000 employees to 1250 they are exempt from property tax for that year.....its a great marketing bonus (since few companies in Buffalo grow that fast)

or

if a company increases the size of its corporate offices, retail space or manufacturing space by 25%, they get 1 year exemption of property taxes .... its a great marketing bonus (since few companies expand that fast)

Either way, whether they grow through people or grow their capacity...WE SHOULD BE OFFERING THESE MARKETING BENCHMARKS FOR OUR REGION.

LASTLY, THE BEST THING ABOUT PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTIONS ARE THAT WE DONT GIVE THEM THE MONEY UNTIL AFTER THEY REACH THEIR BENCHMARK & ACHIEVE THEIR RESULTS. THE CURRENT SYSTEM FAILS BECAUSE IT GIVES THEM THE MONEY BEFORE THEY ACHIEVE THEIR RESULTS...AND IF THEY FAIL TO ACHIEVE THE RESULTS....THE MONEY IS GONE.