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Hunt County approves tax abatement and Chapter 381 Freeport agreement for Polaris distribution center

2111401 · January 7, 2025
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Summary

Hunt County Commissioners approved a tax abatement and a Chapter 381 Freeport agreement with Polaris for a proposed 400,000 sq. ft. distribution center in the county industrial park; the company asked to delay the start of incentives by about three years.

Hunt County Commissioners on Jan. 14 approved a tax abatement agreement and a Texas Local Government Code Chapter 381 Freeport agreement for Polaris Industries’ proposed distribution center in Hunt County Reinvestment Zone No. 1.

The commissioners approved the written tax abatement between Hunt County and Polaris Sales Inc. and separately approved the Chapter 381 Freeport agreement after two public hearings in which no members of the public spoke for or against the project.

Why it matters: The planned facility is described by county and development officials as a major private investment in the county industrial park. County staff said the project would add a 400,000-square-foot distribution center on roughly 40–45 acres, a projected capital…

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