00:00City officials greenlit a multi-million dollar municipal services agreement with CoreCivic
00:04to help fund local police, fire, and public works costs under the weight of a massive new federal immigration facility.
00:10Because federal ownership strips Appleton of decades of reliable property tax revenue,
00:15this agreement secures an immediate $1.5 million lump sum alongside a $1.26 million amount in annual installments starting
00:23next year.
00:24It's an issue locals seem to have differing opinions on.
00:26I just feel it's going to do good for Appleton once it gets going.
00:31And I mean, if you raise taxes, taxes are raised.
00:34I hate it. I think it is like really robbing this town of its potential.
00:40As long as they don't have children imprisoned.
00:43They don't.
00:43They don't.
00:44Like they said today, they're going to get three meals a day.
00:47Yes, they got their own rooms. It's clean.
00:50It's just really hurtful and it's really sad to see trying to be like, oh, take our word for it.
00:54It's going to be fine.
00:55That's not good enough.
00:56The Ice Detention Center is set to open in October.
01:00In Appleton, I'm Taylor Rivera, News Talk 830 WCCO.
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