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    Bills looking for another tax break.

    Old money bags looking for a tax break on 3 acres of property for a new practice field. He gets a $39 mil tax break on his hockey palace now he wants more. screw old money bags you cant produce a winning team football or hockey so we look at saving some money on three acres of land.



    looks like money bags is taking a page out of ralph wilsons book. and a politician bucking it wow!!



    The Buffalo Bills bought three acres of property where the team wants to construct an outdoor practice field. But the team doesn't want to pay taxes on the land.

    Instead, the football club wants the property rolled into the 197-acre stadium complex already owned by Erie County, which includes New Era Field, the Bills' Field House and other practice facilities.

    But a few Erie County legislators question why Erie County should own any more property for the Bills.

    "You're taking three acres of property off the tax rolls and giving the Buffalo Bills another tax break," said Legislature Majority Leader Joseph C. Lorigo, C-West Seneca. "The point isn't the dollar amount. It's the principle. We shouldn't be giving additional tax breaks to NFL teams."


    The Buffalo Bills bought three acres of property where the team wants to construct an outdoor practice field. But the team doesn't want to pay taxes on the land.

    Instead, the football club wants the property rolled into the 197-acre stadium complex already owned by Erie County, which includes New Era Field, the Bills' Field House and other practice facilities.

    But a few Erie County legislators question why Erie County should own any more property for the Bills.

    "You're taking three acres of property off the tax rolls and giving the Buffalo Bills another tax break," said Legislature Majority Leader Joseph C. Lorigo, C-West Seneca. "The point isn't the dollar amount. It's the principle. We shouldn't be giving additional tax breaks to NFL teams."
    Lorigo has been the most vocal in questioning why the billion-dollar team should avoid paying property taxes on the newly acquired land.

    The team said its investment in the practice field – not the taxes – should be the focus.

    The Bills are preparing to spend $4.5 million to build the practice field, according to a team statement. That work would be done by local contractors.

    The Bills currently have one outdoor practice field. The team purchased property south of the Field House and adjacent to the existing outdoor practice field so it can build a second one, according to the team. Other NFL teams typically have more than one outdoor practice field. The Bills plan to use the second practice field throughout the spring, summer and fall practice sessions.

    Property taxes on the three-acre parcel amount to approximately $1,600 a year, according to the county's Department of Real Property Services. The team said the county's share of property taxes amounts to only $211 a year.

    With improvements to the property, the tax would be higher.

    Lorigo suggested the property transfer would increase county liabilities.
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    If you had the wherewithall to ask for a tax break, or the opportunity, would you do it?
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