Editing Roger Ailes (section)

=== Putnam County senior center ===
Ailes and his wife Elizabeth, through their charity, ACI Senior Development Corp., promised $500,000 toward the completion of a senior center in [[Cold Spring, New York|Cold Spring]], [[Putnam County, New York]]. Local opposition to Ailes's participation in the project arose after publication of the sexual harassment accusations against him and in response to a ''[[The Journal News|Journal News]]'' report about previously undisclosed conditions attached to the proposed gift. Under those conditions, ACI would act as general contractor for the project with no obligation to conduct competitive bidding before awarding construction management and other subcontracts.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

Further, ACI was excused from any obligation to pay prevailing wages to workers on the project, workers and subcontractors would have no recourse against ACI in case of payment disputes and ACI would deliver its work without warranty.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wilson|first1=David McKay |title=Roger Ailes withdraws $500K senior center donation after outcry|work=[[The Journal News]] |url=http://www.lohud.com/story/money/personal-finance/taxes/david-mckay-wilson/2016/08/03/roger-ailes-senior-center-deal-derailed-putnam/87995836/|date=August 3, 2016 |access-date=August 4, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Wilson|first1=David McKay |title=TAX WATCH: Ailes center shrouded in secrecy|work=[[The Journal News]] |url=http://www.lohud.com/story/money/personal-finance/taxes/david-mckay-wilson/2016/08/02/ailes-senior-center/87921146/|date=August 2, 2016 |access-date=August 4, 2016}}</ref> There was extensive public objection to Ailes's participation. At an August 2, 2016 public hearing, the Putnam County Legislature suspended adoption of the proposed charitable donation agreement with ACI.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Gross|first1=Eric |title=Legislators Table Senior Center Lease, Angry Residents Reject Charitable Donation|work=The Putnam County News and Recorder |url=http://www.pcnr.com/news/2016-08-03/Front_Page/Legislators_Table_Senior_Center_Lease.html|date=August 3, 2016 |access-date=August 4, 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160806112615/http://www.pcnr.com/news/2016-08-03/Front_Page/Legislators_Table_Senior_Center_Lease.html |archive-date=August 6, 2016|df=mdy-all}}</ref> The next day Ailes withdrew the gift.<ref>{{cite news|last1=McKay Wilson|first1=David |title=Roger Ailes withdraws $500k Putnam gift after outcry |url=http://www.lohud.com/story/money/personal-finance/taxes/david-mckay-wilson/2016/08/03/roger-ailes-withdraws-500k-putnam-gift-after-outcry/88034124/|newspaper=[[The Journal News]] |publisher=[[Gannett Company]]|location=White Plains, New York|date=August 3, 2016 |access-date=August 13, 2016}}</ref>