[Opinion] DHS buys Schuylkill County warehouse for nearly $120 million

DHS buys Schuylkill County warehouse for nearly $120 million

The 1.3 million square-foot warehouse used to house a Big Lots distribution center. It's expected to become an ICE facility

Homeland Security buys Schuylkill County warehouse for $120M

TREMONT TOWNSHIP — The former Big Lots warehouse in this Schuylkill County township has officially been sold to the U.S. government on behalf of the Department of Homeland Security for nearly $120 million according to county commissioners.

DHS Purchase of Former Big Lots Warehouse in Tremont Sparks Split Schuylkill County Reaction

Residents across Schuylkill County are voicing sharply divided opinions after confirmation that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has purchased the former Big Lots distribution facility in Tremont Township for $119,515,000. A deed from the Schuylkill County Recorder of Deeds Office confirmed the sale, saying the property was acquired from Big TRPA 001 LLC of Columbus, Ohio, with the deed made effective January 29.Earlier reports stated th…