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Public commenters urge moratorium on injection wells and criticize data center tax breaks
Summary
During public comment at the March 19 meeting, two written statements urged county action: one criticized Ohio data center tax breaks and another called for a moratorium on class II brine injection wells, citing alleged brine migration and an expert report; commissioners did not act on either request at this meeting.
Two members of the public submitted written statements during the Washington County commissioners' March 19 meeting, urging policy changes on distinct environmental and tax topics.
Barbara Stewart submitted a written statement criticizing long-standing tax exemptions for data centers in Ohio. Stewart wrote that the exemptions — enacted about 15 years ago — cost "less than a million dollars" annually at first, rose to $27 million by 2018…
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