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David Fischer, Google's director of online sales and operations, addresses the crowd at a Lansing press conference last
-Tuesday. Over a period of five years, the company will create 1,000 jobs in the Ann Arbor area.
G O O G LE Engler was opposed to industry incentives.
The GM plant in Arlington, Texas was not as hesitant.
Continued from Page 1 Texas offered $30 million in incentives and as a result,
"If they can get an extra $38 million, so much the better," 5,000 employees moved to Arlington.
Courant said. Shore said as far as he knows, the jobs have never
Hieftje said in addition to the state, the local com- been replaced.
munity has to make a contribution to lure business to "Every day someone is trying to take what you have or
the area. protect what they have," Shore said.
The City Council has not met yet to discuss any tax Public Policy Prof. John Chamberlin said the break
incentive it may offer Google. offered to Google is relatively small.
Tax abatements offered by the City In general, he said, tax abate-
ANGELA CEERE/ Dad Council are usually against property _________________ ments are not a good idea as a
UnIversity alum Kathleen Wright shelters the "UJFO Cumooter 2006" taxes, said City Council member national social policy.
from rain during an auto show Friday afternoon. The vehicle Is a fairy Wendy Woods (D-Ward 5). "We want Ann Arbor Competitive bidding between
csr powered by Vernors GInger Ale end Mentos. Ann Arbor resident If such an incentive were offered, ,states can result in a race to the
Johnathan Wright, creator of Urban Fairies Operations, has recleved it would be used to bring Google to to be more than just bottom, Chamberlin said.
national attention for his "faIry doors" scattered in local businesses, a certain part of town. ,, For instance, if Indiana had
Woods said she hopes Google will restaurant row. offered Google a $40 million
reside in the heart of the city to bing break, he said, Michigan would
more residents downtown. - Wendy Wooda have felt pressure to hike its
"We want Ann Arbor to be more City Council Member (D-5) offerings.
than just restaurant row," Woods said. The SBT is an unpopular tax for
second annual Courant said it is "almost stan- both republicans and democrats.
( 1 0 dard" that businesses get tax breaks Chamberlin said republicans want
when making a location decision, to dump the tax without replacing
R,5t 7 J(Shore said the loss of 5,000 General Motors employ- it. Gov. Granholm and fellow democrats also would like
vees in the early 1990s is a lesson in e seflnesoto gesisfthess g o SBT, but are conerned about how to
tax abatements. replace it.
TsWdaOwrnplarint d ocated stheoutsd ypsilant is aignificantr patian ernc saconcerningthe cocept
- and relocate in Texas. Former Michigan Gov John of tax abatements
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