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Commissioners approve Letter of Intent and NDA for proposed development; public raises water, jobs and transparency concerns
Summary
The Board approved a Tax Abatement Letter of Intent and Non‑Disclosure Agreement for a proposed economic development project that contemplates a 100% tax abatement for at least 15 years; visitors raised questions about water use, jobs and the use of an NDA, and the county prosecutor said the NDA is standard at this preliminary stage.
The Washington County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 22 approved a Tax Abatement Letter of Intent (LOI) and Non‑Disclosure Agreement (NDA) to advance due diligence on a proposed economic development project that the LOI describes as eligible for a 100% tax abatement for a minimum of 15 years and a payment-in-lieu-of-taxes (PILOT) structure to be negotiated.
The LOI, read into the record by Charlie L. Schilling, states that the Board cannot formally authorize a tax abatement outside a duly noticed public meeting and that final approval would require action from three entities:…
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