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Council amends New Jobs Tax Credit to exclude critical digital infrastructure in overlay zones
Summary
The Frederick County Council adopted an amendment to Bill 26‑01 that would bar critical digital infrastructure facilities and substations located in a designated overlay zone from eligibility for the New Jobs Tax Credit and Enhanced Jobs Tax Credit; the amendment passed 7‑0 and the amended bill returns to public hearing Feb. 24.
On third reading for Bill 26-01, Council Member Steve McKay introduced Amendment 1 to change the eligibility language for the New Jobs Tax Credit. The adopted amendment adds language excluding "critical digital infrastructure facilities and critical digital infrastructure substations that are located within a critical digital infrastructure overlay zone" from eligibility for the New Jobs Tax Credit and Enhanced Jobs Tax Credit.
Vice President Kavonté Duckett seconded the motion; the amendment passed unanimously, 7-0. The Council recorded that, because the amendment was adopted, the amended Bill 26-01 will be sent back to public hearing on Feb. 24, 2026 at 7:00 p.m.
The transcript records the specific statutory-style change adopted into Exhibit 1 of the bill (language amending § 1-8-433). The Council did not vote on final adoption of the entire ordinance at this meeting; the next public hearing is set to consider the amended text.
