Despite protests, northern Virginia county board unanimously approves $23 million incentives package for Amazon to build a new headquarters there.
FILE - This Nov. 13, 2018, file photo shows a sign of a street map for Crystal City neighborhood of Arlington, Va. Protesters repeatedly shouted "shame" as a northern Virginia county board Saturday unanimously approved a $23 million incentives package for Amazon to build a new headquarters there.
Supporters said Amazon’s plan to build a massive facility in Crystal City will lead to tens of thousands of good jobs and bring in hundreds of millions of dollars in tax revenue. Opponents, however, said the tech giant neither needs nor deserves public subsidies. They also said lower-income residents would be driven out by rising rents.
During the meeting, activists grew outraged after they were not allowed to ask questions to the Amazon officials who had given testimony.
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