CoreCivic Offers $1M in Compensation to City of Appleton, Minnesota
CoreCivic’s proposal would offset lost property taxes and fund city services as Appleton negotiates a longer termination notice period.
- On Monday, City Administrator John Olinger presented a draft memorandum where CoreCivic offers Appleton an initial $1.5 million lump sum and $1.26 million annually to compensate for lost property taxes following the prison's sale to the federal government.
- CoreCivic sold the long-vacant Prairie Correctional Facility to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for $495.6 million in August, exempting the property from local tax levies that previously provided Appleton with $521,293.30 in annual revenue.
- Although the current proposal allows termination upon 30 days' notice, Olinger is seeking a six-month requirement to ensure Appleton can recover investments in public safety personnel and equipment if operations cease.
- Council member Allan Oyen stated, "We are kind of at their mercy," as the City Council approved the memorandum during Monday's meeting pending finalization of the termination clause.
- The Appleton Detention Facility is expected to be operational by spring 2027 under a contract with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, while the city faces a preliminary budget deadline for 2027 on September 30.
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Duluth News Tribune
CoreCivic offers $1M in compensation to City of Appleton, Minnesota
At a special meeting Monday, the mayor and city councilors discussed terms outlined in a memorandum of understanding. The funds would support city services to the reopened prison.
CoreCivic offers Appleton $1.2 million per year to make up for lost tax revenue
CoreCivic, the company operating a 1,600-bed facility that will begin housing Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainees this fall, is offering to pay the city of Appleton just over $1.2 million a year.
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Your daily news roundup starts … NOW. In the ongoing saga of the sale of the Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, Minn., one of the major issues for the community has been the loss of property tax revenue as the facility goes from privately owned to government owned. CoreCivic, the company that owned the prison, has now offered to pay Appleton $1.26 million a year to make up for the lost revenue. The prison itself sold for $500 million. Fa…
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