FOX CROSSING, WI (WTAQ) We’ve made it past the Thanksgiving holiday and there’s still no vote scheduled in Madison on a tax incentive deal to keep a Kimberly-Clark plant open in Fox Crossing.
Behind the scenes, talks are continuing.
State Senator Roger Roth says they need 17 votes on the $100 million plan and they’re not there yet.
“Takes time when you’re working with other Senators to get them to that comfortable sot.”
That means continuing to educate senators on the statewide benefit of the incentive package.
“Making sure they have the information, offering them tours, offering them meetings with peop[le who might be able to answers their questions and get them to that spot.”
Kimberly-Clark says if the tax-break bill is passed the company would spend $1-point-5 billion across the region to upgrade its facilities.
As for Kimberly-Clark, Roth says the company isn’t putting up a specific date for an answer….at least not yet.
“There message to me and to others has always been that they would like to see this move as quickly as possible.”
Roth has always been optimistic the tax incentive deal could pass the Senate after the election because there would be no political advantage to any party or candidate.
No vote has been scheduled. The Fox Crossing mill employs about 400.
