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Farmer donates land for a park, city sells it for data center development.
Posted on 6/10/26 at 9:16 am
Posted on 6/10/26 at 9:16 am
Guy donated land to the city with the stipulation that it only be used for a park. The city sold the land for $10 million. Bet he would like to have that tax break back. 
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Posted on 6/10/26 at 9:20 am to highcotton2
Wait until you hear about the $25 billion Barnes Art collection that Pennsylvania commandeered.
Posted on 6/10/26 at 9:20 am to highcotton2
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However, the City Council says that the expected extra $30M in tax revenue over the coming decade will be a positive for the area. With $20M earmarked for the school district.
It's for the Ch1lDr3n!
Posted on 6/10/26 at 9:22 am to highcotton2
Why in the world would you donate something to the government?
Posted on 6/10/26 at 9:24 am to highcotton2
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Pre 1999 – a farmer’s promise to his neighbors,
July 7, 1999 – Bland granted the land to the Texas Parks and Recreation Foundation, a public trust, for $10 on the condition it be used as a park,
2003 - Texas Parks and Recreation Foundation granted the land to another non-profit called the Williamson County Park Foundation,
2003, one month later, Williamson County Park Foundation gave the land to the City of Taylor,
2008 - the city of Taylor sold the land to the Taylor Economic Development Corporation (TEDC) for $15,000,
2025 – TEDC sold the land to data center developers Blueprint for $10 million.
This may be one of the rare times I would condone masked hooligans lighting that joint up with drone fuel drops on the roofs and a 100 molatovs.
Posted on 6/10/26 at 9:25 am to Cosmo
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Why in the world would you donate something to the government?
It's a small town. You'd think you could have a little trust in small town government. I guess not.
Posted on 6/10/26 at 9:27 am to TigerBear1971
Hope that company got title insurance. They may need it.
After further thought I hope they didn’t get title insurance.
After further thought I hope they didn’t get title insurance.
This post was edited on 6/10/26 at 9:29 am
Posted on 6/10/26 at 9:28 am to Cosmo
Tax write-off.
Posted on 6/10/26 at 9:33 am to Cosmo
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Why in the world would you donate something to the government?
Absolutely this.
I know a small community where a guy donated, or maybe sold the town the land at well below market, for a park.
The town did build the park, but then named the park after one of the mayor's friends. The guy that donated the land was pissed.
This post was edited on 6/10/26 at 9:34 am
Posted on 6/10/26 at 9:33 am to Night Vision
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Tax write-off.
bullshite. I guarantee this old man is a genuine old local we've all known an equivalent of all our lives. Somewhere. Big Smith overall wearing guy.
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Pamela Griffin, who used to play on the farmland, and watched her children grow up and enjoy the same freedom. Griffin recalled that old farmer Mr. Bland used to talk to her father from time to time. According to her, Bland once said to her dad, “I see the kids don’t really have nowhere to play.” He continued, “I’m thinking about giving this land for parkland because these kids need somewhere to play.” The original July 1999 deed has since been unearthed, and the farmer did indeed follow through with his words.
Posted on 6/10/26 at 9:34 am to highcotton2
The 10 million should go to the farmer. Minus the $10 that he sold it for.
This post was edited on 6/10/26 at 9:35 am
Posted on 6/10/26 at 9:35 am to TigerBear1971
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Pre 1999 – a farmer’s promise to his neighbors,
July 7, 1999 – Bland granted the land to the Texas Parks and Recreation Foundation, a public trust, for $10 on the condition it be used as a park,
2003 - Texas Parks and Recreation Foundation granted the land to another non-profit called the Williamson County Park Foundation,
2003, one month later, Williamson County Park Foundation gave the land to the City of Taylor,
2008 - the city of Taylor sold the land to the Taylor Economic Development Corporation (TEDC) for $15,000,
2025 – TEDC sold the land to data center developers Blueprint for $10 million.
This is the reason why you do not donate property to a government.
You set up a TRUST and LEASE it to the government.
Look at the Wisner properties that the city of New Orleans now owns only because the trust was dissolved after 100 years due to Louisiana law when the trust was setup.
This post was edited on 6/10/26 at 9:36 am
Posted on 6/10/26 at 9:40 am to EvrybodysAllAmerican
Would the farmer not have any legal recourse?
Posted on 6/10/26 at 9:43 am to Night Vision
Sarcasm, I think.
I think? you know it doesn't work that way...
I think? you know it doesn't work that way...
Posted on 6/10/26 at 9:45 am to highcotton2
Most donations like that have stipulations that have to be met in a certain time period. Crazy he wouldn’t include that.
Posted on 6/10/26 at 9:46 am to yellowfin
What do we need all this data collecting for?
What are they not telling us?
What are they not telling us?
Posted on 6/10/26 at 9:56 am to Cosmo
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Why in the world would you donate something to the government?
Why would you donate something that you hope future generations will enjoy? Are you really asking that?
I would just have some caveats in it to make sure it happens.
Posted on 6/10/26 at 10:00 am to TigerBear1971
Yeah this is a Killdozer situation if I've ever seen one. You donate something out of the goodness of your heart to benefit your community and they turn around and sell it to profit off AI slop factories? Nah.
Posted on 6/10/26 at 10:03 am to highcotton2
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was donated (nominal fee $10) to the city by a farmer, with a condition in the deed that it would be used for community parkland.
I'm not super smart but shouldn't this be kinda cut and dry?
Posted on 6/10/26 at 10:03 am to highcotton2
Should be subject to a conservation easement. Someone fricked up if not.
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