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Starr County approves vast wind reinvestment zone, giving developer five-year option
Summary
After executive session the commissioners approved creating a reinvestment zone for a large wind project described as roughly 100,000 acres (with 55,000–60,000 acres initially participating), allowing the developer to pursue a property tax abatement agreement and giving the zone a five-year lifeline to activate land.
Starr County's Commissioners Court voted March 9 to create a reinvestment zone for a proposed wind energy project presented to the court earlier in a public hearing. The court approved the designation following executive session, and the action permits the company to pursue a tax-abatement agreement for the project.
County staff and a company representative told the court the proposed zone would cover roughly 100,000 acres in…
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