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Council expands enterprise zone to add employment lands; staff asked to study Butler site for data‑center potential
Summary
The Newberg City Council voted unanimously Jan. 21 to expand the city’s enterprise zone to include additional employment and industrial lands, making more parcels eligible for short‑term property‑tax exemptions tied to new investment.
The Newberg City Council voted unanimously Jan. 21 to expand the city’s enterprise zone boundaries to include additional employment and industrial lands, a move staff said will make more sites eligible for short‑term property tax exemptions tied to new investment and job creation.
The resolution (staffed as Resolution No. 2024‑3957) extends the zone to roughly 180 additional acres across about 87 tax lots, bringing the zone to about 0.84 square miles. James Dingwall, assistant planner, told council the expanded area includes light industrial (M1/M2) and the newly adopted M5 craft‑industrial district and that the expansion responds to multiple inquiries from firms just outside the prior…
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