Independence school board backs resolution supporting proposed AI data center amid oversight concerns

Feb 18, 2026

The board voted to adopt a resolution in support of a proposed AI data center project, citing projected payments in lieu of taxes that board members said could benefit school funding; members also raised environmental and oversight concerns and said they will monitor the Chapter 100 tax-abatement process.

The full story

The Independence School District Board of Education voted to adopt a resolution expressing support for a proposed AI data center project, a development board members said could deliver significant payments in lieu of taxes to the district but that also raised environmental, oversight and timing concerns.

Free newsletter

Sign up to keep reading.

Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.

or
Already have an account? Sign in