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Scurry County court updates tax-abatement guidelines to allow data-center terms after public discussion
Summary
Commissioners agreed to update Scurry County tax-abatement guidelines to permit tailored agreements for data centers, citing the need to negotiate terms (payments, power, road use) when companies approach the county rather than letting facilities come without county protections.
Scurry County Commissioners voted to move forward with revised tax-abatement guidelines that explicitly allow the county to negotiate agreements with data centers, following a public discussion about how such facilities are assessed and how the county can capture community benefits.
The chair introduced sample language from another county and asked whether the court wanted to incorporate…
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