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Woods County approves several Freeport exemption applications; one gas‑and‑storage application disapproved

3026413 · April 16, 2025
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The Woods County commissioners approved multiple freeport exemption applications for local businesses including Baker Petrolite and Cargill, and voted to disapprove at least one gas-and-storage exemption application (Aspire Missouri) citing prior court guidance and legality concerns.

Woods County commissioners reviewed and acted on a series of Freeport (free port) exemption applications for value‑added and oil‑and‑gas businesses during their meeting.

The board approved a value‑added exemption application with a Freeport exemption amount recorded in the meeting materials; staff described the exemption amount for that application as $114,640.40. Baker Petrolite applied for a Freeport exemption of $124,009.17 and the board approved that application after board review. The board also approved a large…

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