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County told HB2610 could provide long tax breaks to data centers; lobbyists press for water safeguards
Summary
At the Feb. 4 legislative briefing, contract lobbyists said House Bill 2610 would create a state certification process that could allow data centers to receive decades-long state tax relief; lobbyists urged closed-loop water requirements, developer-funded infrastructure, and mandatory local water‑provider coordination to protect county ratepayers.
Contract lobbyists Steve Bell Serovich and Tim Coleman briefed the Elbert County Board of County Commissioners on House Bill 2610 on Feb. 4 and warned the board that the measure — which has been introduced previously — could offer significant tax incentives to qualified data centers while creating major local water and wastewater considerations.
"If computer center developers meet all certain…
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