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Residents press county on data‑center DRI, land purchase and tax projections
Summary
Public commenters asked the commission for more disclosure about a large data‑center DRI and a private land purchase tied to potential data‑center development, including ownership, financing, timelines and realistic tax receipts.
Multiple speakers at the Aug. 5 Columbia County commission meeting urged greater transparency and raised environmental and fiscal questions about a proposed data‑center development and related land transactions.
Resident Susan Warren summarized publicly available details she had gathered: she said the Columbia County Economic Development Authority had paid $28 million for more than 1,600 acres with a locally financed bank loan and that a 324‑acre option had not been exercised as of the date of her remarks. She reported the project's conceptual material in the county's DRI indicated up to 8.1…
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