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Freestone County court moves toward approving data center tax abatement with safety conditions
Summary
Freestone County officials discussed a tax abatement for a proposed data center, negotiated community benefits for first responders and local safety, reviewed water-use plans and school revenue estimates, and moved a motion to allocate 50% of payments into a PILOT. A voice vote was recorded; no roll-call tally appears in the transcript.
Freestone County court considered Item 10, a proposed tax abatement for a data center, and moved toward approving the measure while seeking local safety and first-responder benefits.
Unidentified Speaker 1, identified in the meeting only as the judge, said the county could support a vote "contingent upon some things that we would like to look at that benefit the safety of our county and our first responders, especially in the area to which the plans proposed." That request prompted a company representative to say the applicant was "completely open" to working with the county on such requests.
Why it matters: County leaders framed negotiations…
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