Amazon facilities in Collin County
Submitted | Feb. 22, 2021 |
Est. Completion | None |
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From: Rachel Premack
To Whom It May Concern:
Pursuant to the Texas Public Information Act, I hereby request the following records:
I seek all records concerning any contracts, agreements, memoranda of understanding, or other written instruments between Collin County and Amazon or any other subsidiaries regarding the following Amazon fulfillment centers, including but not limited to any agreements concerning taxation or the provision of any municipal resources:
Gateway Drive, Star Business Park, Frisco, Texas, USA, 75035
The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.
In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.
Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 10 business days, as the statute requires.
Sincerely,
Rachel Premack
From: Collin County
Ms. Premack:
Our Purchasing Agent does buy some items through the Amazon Business portal regularly, but we have no contract for this particular fulfillment center, nor would we ever know which fulfillment center is used when we do order.
If you care to look at how the Purchasing Agent uses Amazon, this link -- https://www.collincountytx.gov/government/Pages/agenda.aspx -- will allow you to search our agenda (Scroll down to the yellow box). There is one agenda item that returns when you search "amazon," from June 2019. Be sure to widen the search date range to your liking.
Regards,
T. Wyatt, PIO
From: Rachel Premack
Dear Mr. Wyatt,
Thanks for your response. This request is in regards to any agreement — particularly around tax abatements, for example — between Collin County and Amazon concerning the construction of the fulfillment center in Collin County. Are there any documents indicating an agreement between the county (or its economic development department, if one exists) and Amazon or any of its subsidiaries?
Thanks again,
Rachel
From: Rachel Premack
Dear Mr Wyatt,
I wanted to follow up on the following my request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 25, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Muckrock Staff
To Whom It May Concern:
I wanted to follow up on the following Texas Public Information Act request, copied below, and originally submitted on Feb. 22, 2021. Please let me know when I can expect to receive a response.
Thanks for your help, and let me know if further clarification is needed.
From: Collin County
Ms. Premack,
No, ma’am. There is no tax abatement agreement pending or approved between Collin County and Amazon.
Regards,
T. Wyatt, PIO
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